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A guide for inspectors about physical intervention and restrictions of liberty.
How to refer a possible unregistered school to Ofsted for investigation.
Handbook for inspecting education, skills and work activities in prisons and young offender institutions.
Ofsted's annual fees for children’s social care services.
The provider portal allows Ofsted and the provider to share documentation during an inspection.
Introduction to Ofsted's role in registering childcare and the legal basis for our work.
Ofsted's variation fees for children’s social care services.
This guide is for providers and commissioners to help them understand the registration requirements with CQC and Ofsted and when to register with one or both regulatory bodies.
Information for providers, parents and carers about what happens when we suspend a childcare provider’s registration.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Guidance for inspecting how well local areas support children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
You will not be able to reset your Government Gateway credentials without the email address you used to create your account.
Situations when we can put your application on hold.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects secure children's homes.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a residential family centre.
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 adoption support agencies.
How Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will conduct thematic visits to local areas focusing on children who are not in school.
Application forms to complete to register with Ofsted.
If you are on the Early Years Register, we will carry out regular inspections. We inspect 10% of providers only on the Childcare Register each year.
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