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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.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of privately fostered children.
Technical specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the early years census.
Dealing with education, health and care (EHC) plans for children and young people who move into or out of a local authority area or England.
Guidance for local authorities pre-selected to take part in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme between financial years 2022 to 2025.
Sets out who is eligible to apply for the Healthy Start scheme under the extended criteria, and how to apply.
Local authority funding to support the provision of new early years entitlement and wraparound places.
What Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks you need to have in place and how Ofsted will check the use of the DBS checks and certificates on inspection.
Information for health professionals on the rotavirus vaccination programme.
Statutory guidance on the provision of accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who may be homeless and/or require accommodation.
These easy read guides explain what Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children is, how you can apply for it and what happens when a child turns 16.
How local authorities should use the National Client Caseload Information System (NCCIS) to send data on young people’s post-16 activities.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with an adoption support agency.
A leaflet for parents which describes the immunisations offered to premature babies.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for disabled children and disabled young people.
Ofsted's annual fees for children’s social care services.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects boarding schools and residential special schools.
How virtual school heads should manage the school-age pupil premium and the early years pupil premium for looked-after children.
'You're Welcome': standards to help improve the quality of, and access to, health and wellbeing services for young people.
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