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Use this service if you want to apply to join the compulsory or voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
How to find childcare, get help paying for it and what to do if your circumstances change.
Find out what you must do to register as a childcare provider with Ofsted, as well as how you must run certain parts of your service.
The application process for nannies (also known as home childcarers), including what you need to do before you apply, fees, and changes once you're registered.
How to get a criminal records check if you want to look after children for a living: who needs a check, what it costs and how long it takes.
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.
Get a place for your child at a primary or secondary school - applications, deadlines, admission criteria, appeals and complaints.
Search for Ofsted inspection reports for childminders and childcare providers, schools, colleges, further education providers, children and families services
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, tax credits, Learner Support.
How Ofsted regulates childcare and what parents should do if they have concerns about their provider.
Find out how you can still register with Ofsted if you provide childcare immediately before or after school for less than 2 hours in a day.
Find out if you can apply to join the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
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