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Supporting information for local areas on embedding working together to safeguard children and the children’s social care national framework in practice.
Find out what you’ll need and what you must do before you sign up to Tax-Free Childcare to get a payment provider account.
Guidance for providers of childcare on domestic and non-domestic premises who want to expand their registered setting into new premises.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.
Find out if your State Pension will be affected by the delay to National Insurance replacement credits for parents and carers, and how to tell HMRC.
You will need your Government Gateway user ID in order to use certain Ofsted services.
Guidance for applicants on what to expect from Ofsted during the childcare application review process.
Resources to support blind cord safety and raise awareness.
Guidance for commissioners and health professionals to make decisions about mental health services and interventions based on data and analysis.
Apply to work on non-domestic premises for some of the time.
Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.
This notice gives details on plans to stop reporting the Parental Conflict Indicator as regular official statistics and invites users to provide views and comments on these proposals.
Guidance on registering and inspecting school-based early years and childcare provision with Ofsted.
Information for the early years sector on continuing professional development and sources of support and guidance.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the use of agency child and family social workers.
A list of solicitors accredited to deal with cases where a child is taken abroad without a parent's permission.
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.
Role description and qualification specification for early years special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs).
Operational guidance for local authorities on the data collection and price caps rules on the use of agency child and family social workers.
Guidance for safeguarding partners and child protection professionals on what the panel does and how it works.
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