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Guidance
Become a registered early years or childcare provider in England
- From:
- Ofsted
- Part of:
- Early years childcare: registering with Ofsted
- Published:
- 22 December 2015
- Last updated:
- 8 July 2016, see all updates
Guidance about registering with Ofsted to provide childcare and a list of situations when you don't have to register.
Documents
Early years and childcare registration handbook
MS Word Document, 861KB
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Early years and childcare registration handbook
PDF, 642KB, 50 pages
Registration not required
PDF, 343KB, 4 pages
Registration not required
MS Word Document, 249KB
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Details
This guidance includes:
- information about the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register
- who can apply to register
- information about registration fees
- what applicants will need before they register
- registration requirements
- details of the checks and inspections Ofsted carries out
The ‘Registration not required’ document lists the situations when childcare providers don’t have to register.
Visit Ofsted Online to apply online to join the Childcare Register or the Early Years Register.
Document information
Published: 22 December 2015
Updated: 8 July 2016
- Minor changes as follows: Annex A, page 31, item 11 of the registration not required table - removed the text ‘excluding childminders’. Page 12, para 46 - added a footnote to clarify the definition of a ‘governing body’, in the context of an organisation.
- First published.
From: Ofsted