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Guidance for applicants on what to expect from Ofsted during the childcare application review process.
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.
Information on childcare for service families within the UK and overseas.
Find out if you must apply to join the compulsory part of the Childcare Register instead of one of the other types of childcare provider.
Find out how you can still register for childcare with Ofsted if you do not meet the requirements of being a childminder, nanny, nursery or other daycare.
Information for early years providers, childminders and nurseries including guidance on the early years foundation stage (EYFS), funding and training.
Guidance on how Ofsted regulates childcare.
Finding childcare, financial support for childcare and childcare for school-age children
Find out if you can apply to join the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Find out if you have the qualifications and experience to contract as an Ofsted inspector for childminders, daycares and other childcare providers.
Contact your local council to find out what support and help is available at day care centres for disabled people
Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your childcare business or children's social care service.
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.
Guidance on checks we will carry out on anyone associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
How to apply for free childcare if you're working.
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, tax credits, Learner Support.
First phase of the biggest ever expansion of childcare starts giving working parents of 2-year-olds access to 15 hours a week.
How to register as a childminder or nanny: the Ofsted Childcare Register, the Early Years Register, who can register, how to apply.
Guidance for Ofsted staff on registering childcare providers and childminder agencies.
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