Stockport council has been praised by Ofsted for maintaining ‘strong quality’ children’s services during the pandemic. The authority’s children’s services have been rated ‘good’ by the watchdog following an inspection carried out during late March and early April this year.
A new report says the council ‘continues to provide good services for children in need of help and protection and children in care and care leavers’. It also notes how ‘the strong quality of practice and services for families has been maintained, despite the high levels of Covid-19 and an increase in demand across the service’.
“There continues to be a strong early help offer and an increased focus on prevention, early intervention and mental health support for the most vulnerable children and families during the pandemic,” it adds.
