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A series of reviews by Ofsted looking at the research evidence currently available about different curriculum subjects.
Find out how to register with Ofsted as a nursery or other daycare, and what you will need to tell us about.
This guide provides an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for primary and secondary schools, including schools with a sixth form and gives guidance on interpreting the data.
The requirements you need to follow if you register with Ofsted to look after children.
Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.
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.
This guide gives a summary of what schools should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
Apply to register a children’s home, adoption or fostering agency, residential family centre or residential holiday scheme.
Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. We inspect services providing education and skills for learners of all ages. We also inspect and regulate services that care for children and y…
Lists of Ofsted Inspectors.
Ofsted-registered childminders, nannies, nurseries and other daycare must use this service to report significant events affecting their childcare within 14 days.
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.
Guidance for childminders, nannies and other registered childcare providers with examples of what Ofsted considers to be a significant event.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects children's homes.
Find out when you must apply to register if you want to set up a nursery, or other daycare organisation for children.
Ofsted's education inspection framework (EIF) applies to maintained schools and academies, non-association independent schools, early years settings, further education and skills providers, prisons and young offender in…
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
Submit a complaint about an inspection, regulatory event or incident involving Ofsted.
How Ofsted inspects childcare and early years, including the education inspection framework, deferring inspections and safeguarding.
Most childcare providers looking after children under the age of 8 must register with Ofsted (or a childminder agency). Find further information on when you do not have to register with Ofsted.
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