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Guidance for providers of childcare on domestic and non-domestic premises who want to expand their registered setting into new premises.
Forms for supported accommodation providers to fill in for inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
The provider portal allows Ofsted and the provider to share documentation during an inspection.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a residential family centre.
Ofsted's policy on how we regulate children's social care establishments and agencies explains what we may do if a provider is not following the regulations.
Find out what tasks you will have if you contract as an Ofsted inspector.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with an independent fostering agency.
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.
This guide gives an overview of the inspection data summary report (IDSR) for initial teacher education (ITE) providers and inspectors.
Details of the checks we carry out, including health checks and what to do if you have lived abroad in the last 5 years.
What Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks you need to have in place and how Ofsted will check the use of the DBS checks and certificates on inspection.
Information for providers, parents and carers about what happens when we suspend a childcare provider’s registration.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects boarding schools and residential special schools.
Guidance for inspectors on inspecting separation by sex in schools and the teaching of protected characteristics and relationships and sex education (RSE).
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with an adoption support agency.
Ofsted's annual fees for children’s social care services.
You will not be able to reset your Government Gateway credentials without the email address you used to create your account.
Your electronic device will need to meet certain specifications to allow you to work as an Ofsted inspector.
Ofsted’s safeguarding policy and guidance for inspectors on handling safeguarding disclosures.
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