Childcare protocols between Ofsted and other organisations
How Ofsted will work with other organisations.
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Working arrangements for childcare protocols between Ofsted and other organisations to ensure working practices are consistent with the role and responsibilities of the appropriate organisations.
| Protocol | Date updated |
|---|---|
| Protocol between Ofsted and the Ministry of Defence | 17 July 2020 |
| Protocol between Ofsted and local authorities on sharing information about childcare providers | 17 July 2020 |
| Protocol between Ofsted and the MOD and its approved organisations with regard to childcare provision | 17 February 2020 |
| Women’s Aid Federation protocol | 23 November 2016 |
| Protocol with fire rescue services | 24 January 2018 |
The other protocols are for reference only.
Last updated 22 December 2023 + show all updates
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Removed the protocol between Ofsted and the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Defence Children Services, at the MOD's request, as the inspection arrangements to inspect British education provision abroad ended on 13 December 2023.
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Updated the ‘Protocol between Ofsted and services managed by local authorities: early years’. For clarity, the following protocols have been brought together in one overarching protocol which sets out how we work with local authorities in relation to early years providers: the protocol between Ofsted and local authorities with environmental health responsibility, the protocol between Ofsted and building control departments, the protocol between Ofsted and local authority children services and the protocol between Ofsted and Local Safeguarding Children Boards. We have also added the ‘Protocol between Ofsted and services managed by local authorities: children’s social care providers’.
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Updated the Women’s Aid Federation protocol. Updates include changes to the terminology used to reflect how Ofsted regulates and inspects childcare in women’s refuges, clarification on the working relationships between Ofsted and Women’s Aid, and changes to the layout. References to ‘previous internal systems’ have also been removed.
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Updated the 'Protocol between Ofsted, the Ministry of Defence and the Directorate of Children and Young people' and the 'Protocol between Ofsted and local authorities on sharing information about childcare providers'. Converted documents to a more accessible format.
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Updated 'Protocol between Ofsted and the MOD and its approved organisations with regard to childcare provision' to a more accessible format, adding links to legislation and clarifying processes.
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Minor updates to the protocol between Ofsted and fire rescue services: contact details and minor amendments to reflect changes in terminology.
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Minor updates to contact and address details.
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Published today: updated Women’s Aid Federation protocol. There are updates to Ofsted’s organisational structure and contacts details, new terminology and reference to childminder agencies.
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First published.