Guidance

Regulating childcare in women's refuges: guidance for Ofsted

Guidance to help Ofsted staff in their work. It complements the protocol with the Women’s Aid Federation.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 12 October 2012
• Last updated: 2 March 2023
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  1. 2 March 2023

     Updated following changes to the protocol between Ofsted and Women's Aid. Converted documents to a more accessible format.

  2. 2 March 2017

     Updated for new inspection arrangements from 1 April 2017.

  3. 18 July 2016

     Footnotes updated for links and references.

  4. 12 October 2012

     First published.

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Guidance on regulating childcare in women’s refuges

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The aim of this guidance is to help Ofsted staff carry out registrations, inspections and compliance investigations of childcare in women’s refuges.

See the protocol with the Women’s Aid Federation that complements this guidance.