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First phase of the biggest ever expansion of childcare starts giving working parents of 2-year-olds access to 15 hours a week.
Hundreds of thousands of families set to benefit as working parents of 9-month-olds can now apply for government-funded childcare for first time.
How to apply and get a code for free childcare for your child aged 9 months to 4-years old if you’re working.
Guidance on checks we will carry out on anyone associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
Sets out a framework for the payment of childcare costs for supervised individuals.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
You must apply to Ofsted to move your setting or to include additional premises in the registration of your nursery or other daycare.
Information for providers and managers on the use of surveillance, including CCTV, in their residential childcare settings and how Ofsted will evaluate its use.
Check if your council offers free early education and childcare
How to find childcare, get help paying for it and what to do if your circumstances change.
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
Childcare for your children before and after school - after-school clubs, breakfast clubs, homework clubs, childminders
Includes giving birth, fostering, adopting, benefits for children, childcare and schools
Find out when you must apply to register if you want to set up a nursery, or other daycare organisation for children.
You must apply to Ofsted if you want to take up a governance position in a daycare organisation, or if you start living or working in a home where daycare takes place.
Find out what support is available to help with the cost of living: income and disability benefits, bills and allowances, childcare, housing and travel.
Care to Learn helps pay for childcare while you're studying - how to apply, money you get, courses that qualify, eligibility
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