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Guidance for childcare providers on when you must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency, when you cannot register, and when you do not have to.
Forms and guidance for childminders and providers of childcare on non-domestic premises.
Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered daycare provider on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder and registered with Ofsted on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Find out more information on how to get tax-free employer supported childcare.
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.
An explanation of what happens to those judged inadequate on the Early Years Register and those not meeting registration requirements on the Childcare Register.
Guidance for applicants and registered providers of childcare on domestic premises.
We invite views on proposed changes to when childcare workers are disqualified from working in schools and non-domestic settings.
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