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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.
Technical specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the early years census.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with an independent fostering agency.
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.
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.
Guidance for local authorities on how to express an interest in applying to become part of the Kinship Allowance Pilot.
Information for providers, parents and carers about what happens when we suspend a childcare provider’s registration.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for disabled children and disabled young people.
Sets out who is eligible to apply for the Healthy Start scheme under the extended criteria, and how to apply.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects boarding schools and residential special schools.
Local authority funding to support the provision of new early years entitlement and wraparound places.
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.
Statutory guidance on the provision of accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who may be homeless and/or require accommodation.
Information for health professionals on the epidemiology, transmission and prevention of Chlamydia abortus which can cause stillbirth or abortion in humans.
How virtual school heads should manage the school-age pupil premium and the early years pupil premium for looked-after children.
Departmental advice for those working with children in certain types of performance or activity in England.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with an adoption support agency.
Ofsted's annual fees for children’s social care services.
How local authorities should support children who are cared for by extended family, friends, or connected individuals.
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