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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 …
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 tell Ofsted about changes to certain people in your organisation or to your premises.
Guidance for childminders, nannies, nurseries and people providing other childcare on when/if you need to register with Ofsted, the process, fees and requirements.
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.
Guides for parents, carers, children and young people about inspections of local services for children and young people with SEND.
Ofsted's policy for considering whether to defer or pause an inspection or visit, or whether additional evidence needs to be gathered.
Find out when you must apply to register if you want to set up a daycare organisation for children.
Find Ofsted's training, learning and professional development publications.
Our expectations of inspectors and providers during inspection or other regulatory activity.
Find local education and childcare information for areas across England.
Guidance for inspectors and providers on inspecting ITE provision in England under the renewed education inspection framework.
There are 2 Ofsted registers: the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register. Find out which to join and how to change registers.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
Guidance for inspectors and schools on inspecting non-association independent schools in England under the renewed education inspection framework.
Guidance on using Ofsted's logos, plus copyright information.
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. We do not routinely carry out a registration vis…
What social care providers need to know when notifying Ofsted of a serious incident.
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