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If you're a parent registered for Tax-Free Childcare or Free Childcare for Working Parents, sign in to pay into your account, reconfirm your eligibility, update your details.
Register your profile, search vacancies and apply for an apprenticeship - you must be 16 or over
Statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.
If you live in England and work you may be able to get free childcare for a child aged 9 months to 4 years old. Check if you're eligible and how and when to apply.
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, Learner Support.
Find your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's website
Check if your child can get free school meals - and find out how to apply on your local authority’s website.
The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.
Apply for a state secondary school place through your local council
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