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Submit a complaint about an inspection, regulatory event or incident involving Ofsted.
Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.
Guidance for childcare providers on when you must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency, when you cannot register, and when you do not have to.
Find out when you must apply to register if you want to set up a nursery, or other daycare organisation for children.
You will need to follow a specific procedure if you want to contract as an Ofsted inspector.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects children's homes.
An overview of Ofsted's registration process for adoption agencies, fostering agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
You must tell Ofsted about new people aged 16 or over who live or work in the home you look after children in within 14 days. This includes children who turn 16.
Guidance on the conduct of inspectors and Ofsted's expectations of providers during inspection or wider regulatory activity.
Most childcare providers looking after children under the age of 8 must register with Ofsted (or a childminder agency). Find further information on when you do not have to register with Ofsted.
What providers need to know about registering with Ofsted and running or closing a supported accommodation service.
This guide gives a summary of what providers should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
Apply to register a supported accommodation service.
Guides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
When and how to register with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a children's home or secure children's home.
Use this service if you want to apply to join the compulsory or voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.
How to register if you want to look after children at home, including what you need to do before you apply, fees, and working elsewhere.
What schools, registered early years providers and childminders need to know about delivering the early years foundation stage (EYFS), and Ofsted inspections under the education inspection framework (EIF).
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.
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