Childcare and early years
Finding childcare, running a childcare business, financial support, data collection, local authority obligations.
Services
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Check if your council offers free early education and childcare
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Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods, postponing leave
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Apply for a place in a nursery school for children under 5 through your local council
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Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
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Search for Ofsted inspection reports for childminders and childcare providers, schools, colleges, further education providers, children and families services