Guidance and regulation

Guide for local authorities and schools submitting early years foundation stage profile data for 2024.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 13 March 2024

• Early years foundation stage profile return guide

  Overview The early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) is an assessment…

How Ofsted regulates applicants and childcare services that are only on the Childcare Register.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 1 April 2022

• Framework for the regulation of providers on the Childcare Register

  Introduction This framework gives an overview of the regulatory system for…

Technical specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the early years census 2024 and 2025.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 23 February 2024

The early years foundation stage (EYFS) profile handbook provides guidance to schools on how to administer the EYFS profile assessment at the end of the reception year.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 11 March 2021

Specification for software suppliers and local authorities preparing for the early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) 2020 data return.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 23 January 2020

Specification for software suppliers and local authorities preparing for the early years foundation stage profile (EYFSP) 2021 data return.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 25 January 2021

Technical specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the early years census 2016.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 12 February 2016