Guidance and regulation

Lists of qualifications that meet DfE's criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage framework staff:child ratios.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 March 2024

Find out if a person’s qualifications allow them to work in an early years setting, and if you can include them in staff:child ratios.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 5 September 2022

You must apply to Ofsted if you want to take up a governance position in a daycare organisation, or if you start living or working in a home where daycare takes place.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 14 November 2023

You must tell Ofsted about new people aged 16 or over who live or work in the home you look after children in within 14 days. This includes children who turn 16.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 17 January 2023

You must tell Ofsted about changes to those responsible for a daycare organisation, and for a home where daycare takes place, and also who is living or working there.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 27 February 2024

Nursing and other qualifications that cannot be counted in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) staff:child ratios.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 February 2022

Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 31 August 2018

You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 30 January 2020

How you make an application for recognition of overseas qualifications to work in an early years setting in England.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 21 December 2022

Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online.

• From: UK Council for Internet Safety
• Updated: 4 February 2019

Best-practice standards for early years teachers.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 11 July 2013

Career planning information and tools for those interested in working in the early years education sector.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 February 2022

Guidance on supervising the activities of workers and volunteers with children.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 September 2012

You must tell Ofsted when anyone aged 16 or over stops living or working in the home where you look after children.

• From: Ofsted
• Updated: 27 February 2024

List of early years initial teacher training (ITT) providers.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 28 July 2023

Funding guidance for early years initial teacher training (EYITT) providers for 2021 to 2022.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 22 February 2022

Funding guidance for early years initial teacher training (EYITT) providers for 2020 to 2021.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 22 October 2019