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Guidance for local authorities and schools dealing with adults who have legal rights and responsibilities for a child.
Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects independent fostering agencies.
This guidance provides local authority analysts with the technical detail they need to submit aggregate data to the central system.
Explains the role of local authorities and the funding they'll get to expand the availability of wraparound care in their areas from September 2024.
Guidance for providers of childcare on domestic and non-domestic premises who want to expand their registered setting into new premises.
Guidance for applicants on what to expect from Ofsted during the childcare application review process.
How local authorities should collect and submit data to complete the children’s social work workforce census.
Statutory and operational guidance for clinical commissioning groups and local authorities as child death review partners.
What schools, registered early years providers and childminders need to know about delivering the early years foundation stage (EYFS), and Ofsted inspections under the education inspection framework (EIF).
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for childminders.
Information for early years practitioners about stronger practice hubs.
Guide for local authorities submitting children’s social work workforce returns for 2025.
A leaflet to remind you to get your child immunised at one year of age.
Volume 1: statutory guidance about court orders and the roles of the police and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
Guidance for local authorities pre-selected to take part in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme between financial years 2022 to 2025.
Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.
What providers need to know about the process of connecting people to a supported accommodation service.
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib): immunisation information for public health professionals, including updates.
A guide for inspectors about physical intervention and restrictions of liberty.
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