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The law does not say an age when you can leave a child on their own, but it's an offence to leave a child alone if it puts them at risk
This factsheet explains how the ASQ-3 tool will be used to collect data to monitor child development across England.
This guide is to help you and your business understand how to ensure that content on your service is appropriate for children.
The rules for child car seats and booster seats - height, weight, age, type of vehicle, car, minibus, licensed taxi
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
This guide is to help you and your business understand issues around data protection and privacy. It is intended for organisations that provide online services likely to be accessed by children.
What local authorities need to do to place a child under 13 in a secure children’s home, and guidance on when it is appropriate to do so.
Minimum working age and pay for children, how to apply for performance licences and what local council bylaws say about employing children, paying someone over 16
Children under 10 who break the law can be given a Local Child Curfew, a Child Safety Order or can be taken into care
The links between early childhood education and outcomes at age 3 as part of the study of early education and development (SEED).
Educating your child at home ('home schooling'): when to get permission, telling the school, curriculum, SEN.
A joint statement issued following an event convened by the Home Secretary and the Internet Watch Foundation.
Get a passport for your child or baby - renewals and first child passports, application form, supporting paperwork, eligibility, costs
Help for children under 16 with disabilities - DLA rate, eligibility, how to apply, claim form.
The impact of early education at ages 2 to 7 on child outcomes as part of the study of early education and development (SEED).
Tax credits for children aged 16 or over - approved education, approved training and when Child Tax Credit stops or continues.
Guidance to provide support for early years practitioners when completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) progress check at age 2.
Resources to help keep children healthy and well from preconception to adulthood.
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