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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.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects independent fostering agencies.
Ofsted's annual fees for children’s social care services.
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 framework and handbook document sets out Ofsted’s inspection principles, guidance and the main judgements that inspectors make when inspecting initial teacher education (ITE).
Guidance on using Ofsted's logos, plus copyright information.
What providers need to know before reporting changes to 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.
How inspectors consider the use of AI by providers, children and learners during inspection and regulation.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a JTAI of the multi-agency response to the identification of initial need and risk (often referred to as the ‘front door’).
Ofsted guidance on inspecting non-association independent schools in England under the education inspection framework.
Guidance for registered providers and managers on telling Ofsted about changes and how to apply for changes to any conditions of registration.
How Ofsted is revising inspection methodology to support the education inspection framework.
You will not be able to reset your Government Gateway credentials without the email address you used to create your account.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a residential family centre.
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for those wishing to become childcare providers.
Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to children who are victims of domestic abuse.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects secure children's homes.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential family centres.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
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