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Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
Ofsted's framework and guidance for inspecting local authority services for children (ILACS) in need of help and protection, children in care and care leavers.
Apply to work on non-domestic premises for some of the time.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Information for providers and managers on the use of surveillance, including CCTV, in their residential childcare settings and how Ofsted will evaluate its use.
Details of Ofsted's programme of webinars to help familiarise providers with the November 2025 education inspection framework changes.
How local authorities should report incidents to the Department for Education, Ofsted and Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
Submit a complaint about an inspection, activity or incident involving Ofsted.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.
Let us know what you think of this guidance and how to get in touch if you have an enquiry about registration.
Guidance on registering and inspecting school-based early years and childcare provision with Ofsted.
This explains how to get a Disclosure and Barring Service check if you are aged 16 or over and you live or work in a childcare setting.
These guidance documents outline how Ofsted uses artificial intelligence (AI) for its own work and set out how we look at AI during inspection and regulation.
Guidance for applicants on what to expect from Ofsted during the childcare application review process.
Guidance for inspectors on how to decide when to inspect or visit without notice.
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for childminders.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects independent fostering agencies.
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