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Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered daycare provider on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Ofsted has today published the second part in its series of research reviews drawing on a range of research relating to early years education.
Examines whether 3 dietary diversity indices validate against Nutrient Adequacy Ratio and Mean Adequacy Ratio
Guidance on how Ofsted regulates childcare.
The Department for Education is responsible for children’s services and education, including early years, schools, higher and further education policy, apprenticeships and wider skills in England. DfE is a ministerial department, supported by 18 agencies and public bodies .
You must apply to Ofsted to move your setting or to include additional premises in the registration of your nursery or other daycare.
Childcare arrangements for all ages and early years provision for children who are 5 years of age or younger.
Search for Sure Start Children's Centres near to your home to find out about daycare and parenting advice
How much PE and sport premium funding schools will receive for the academic year 2023 to 2024 and advice on how to spend it.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered out of school club, nursery or other type of daycare on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.
An overview of Ofsted's registration process for adoption agencies, fostering agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
The characteristics, transmission and management of head lice (pediculosis).
Research about the current childcare and early education model in England.
Complain about a childminder, daycare provider, nanny, nursery or playgroup - complaints process, when to complain to Ofsted or the Department for Education
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