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How organisations can get involved with the early adopter programme to help develop a new early career framework for child and family social workers.
An explanation of what happens to those judged inadequate on the Early Years Register and those not meeting registration requirements on the Childcare Register.
Information on the 2-year ECT induction and how it replaces the old 1-year newly qualified teacher (NQT) induction, including the early roll out of the reforms.
The application window opened on 21 June for local authorities to bid for capital funding to support delivery of 30 hours free childcare.
Funding guidance for early years initial teacher training (EYITT) providers for 2023 to 2024.
Forms and guidance for childminders and providers of childcare on non-domestic premises.
Call for expression of interest (EOI) from local authorities for capital bidding process to support delivery of 30 hours free childcare.
Information on the 2-year induction for ECTs, also the DfE-funded training based on the early career framework (ECF) that is now part of statutory induction.
Funding for local authorities involved in the pilot to test the impact of financial incentives when recruiting early years staff.
Guidance on how Ofsted regulates childcare.
Information for early years providers, childminders and nurseries including guidance on the early years foundation stage (EYFS), funding and training.
Management information on eligibility codes for the extended childcare entitlement for eligible working parents
Government publishes new data showing 195,355 children benefitting from government-funded childcare for 2-year-olds in successful April launch.
Information on granted EAMS scientific opinions, including the public assessment report and treatment protocols.
Funding for local authorities to work together in partnership to improve early language outcomes for 0 to 5 year olds through high quality local services.
Ofsted's policy on how we regulate childcare providers explains what we may do if a provider is not following the regulations.
Information on indicators of local authority early education services, and ways to compare an individual local authority to other local authorities.
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