Guidance

Ofsted regulation of childcare: guidance for magistrates

Briefing note for magistrates and magistrates’ courts explaining the legal framework for Ofsted’s regulation and inspection of childcare.

Documents

Briefing note for magistrates and magistrates courts in England: the Early Years and Childcare Registers

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Briefing note for magistrates and magistrates courts in England: the Early Years and Childcare Registers

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Details

This note explains the legal framework for Ofsted’s regulation and inspection of childminders and childcare providers in England.

Published 15 January 2013