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Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential family centres.
Find out what tasks you will have if you contract as an Ofsted inspector.
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.
Introduction to Ofsted's role in registering childcare and the legal basis for our work.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) of the multi-agency response to children and their families who need help in a local authority area in England.
Ofsted guides for parents about different types of early years settings and how they are inspected.
How a prospective or registered childcare provider can object if Ofsted intends to take steps that will affect their application or registration.
Information on Ofsted inspections for independent schools that are not members of associations.
Factsheet about registering school-based provision of childcare with Ofsted.
This is the risk assessment process that Ofsted uses when scheduling inspections of good state-funded primary and secondary schools.
Information for local authority services, adoption and fostering agencies, residential centres and other children's social care services.
News and information about updates for each inspection data summary report (IDSR) release, including any new functionality, features and bug fixes.
Ofsted’s safeguarding policy and guidance for inspectors on handling safeguarding disclosures.
Ofsted's variation fees for children’s social care services.
This toolkit explains Ofsted Parent View. Schools can use it to encourage parents and carers to share their experiences of their child’s school.
Our privacy notices set out what data we collect, what we do with it, how long we keep it for and your rights under the Data Protection Act 2018.
Guidance for providers on registering a children’s home with Ofsted when the care and accommodation is provided in more than one building.
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.
How Ofsted regulates applicants and childcare services that are only on the Childcare Register.
The framework outlines the responsibilities and procedures of Ofsted's Board, Chair and committees.
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