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Guide for local authorities and providers on when Ofsted will prioritise an application to register a children’s home.
Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.
If you are a childminder, you must tell Ofsted within 14 days about new people aged 16 or over who live or work in the home where you look after children. This includes children who turn 16. If you are a childminder without …
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, nurseries and people providing other childcare on when/if you need to register with Ofsted, the process, fees and requirements.
What social care providers need to know when notifying Ofsted of a serious incident.
Find out when you must apply to register if you want to set up a daycare organisation for children.
There are 2 Ofsted registers: the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register. Find out which to join and how to change registers.
Guidance for inspectors and schools on inspecting non-association independent schools in England under the renewed education inspection framework, available for use from January 2026.
Guidance for inspectors and providers on inspecting ITE provision in England under the renewed education inspection framework, available for use from January 2026.
Find Ofsted's training, learning and professional development publications.
Guidance for inspectors on inspecting further education and skills providers under the education inspection framework, which will no longer be in use from November 2025.
Our expectations of inspectors and providers during inspection or wider regulatory activity.
Find out if you have the qualifications and experience to contract as an Ofsted inspector for schools or further education and skills.
Use this service if you want to apply to join the compulsory or voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.
News and information about updates for each inspection data summary report (IDSR) release, including any new functionality, features and bug fixes.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
How to share concerns about children’s social care services with Ofsted, including whistleblowing, and what we will do with the information.
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.
If you apply to join the Early Years Register, we will arrange a registration visit. This will normally take place once all your checks are complete, but could happen earlier.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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