Statistics published by Ofsted show that 63 per cent of nurseries and early years providers in the South West were judged to be good between April and June this year.
Ofsted carried out 4,952 inspections of childcare provision between April and June, including 405 visits to early years providers in the South West.
Out of these, 32 were judged to be outstanding, 257 were good, 84 needed improvement and 32 were said to be inadequate.
An Ofsted spokesman said: "It is now almost a year since we raised standards for nurseries and other early years providers.
"So it is heartening that these statistics show that almost three quarters of our inspections found a good or outstanding service for young children.
"Parents can be assured that young children at those provisions are in an environment where they can learn and develop.
"However, there are still too many early years provisions which do not help young children be ready to learn when they start school. In coming months Ofsted will be working with the providers which need to improve."