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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 relating to care planning and reviewing arrangements for looked-after children.
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2025 to 2026 returns.
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.
List of early years initial teacher training (ITT) providers.
A guide for local authorities about education, health and care (EHC) plans for 19- to 25-year-olds with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects independent fostering agencies.
Ofsted’s safeguarding policy and guidance for inspectors on handling safeguarding disclosures.
Statutory guidance for local authorities and adoption agencies.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Childcare service.
Information for those who work with children on a plan to help prevent child abuse arising from religion or superstition.
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2026 to 2027 returns.
If you received a Disability Living Allowance (DLA) decision for your child between February 2017 and October 2020 and your child has congenital heart disease, you could be entitled to a review.
Statutory guidance on the provision of accommodation for 16 and 17 year old young people who may be homeless and/or require accommodation.
Volume 1: statutory guidance about court orders and the roles of the police and the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
Explains the HPV, Td/IPV and MenACWY vaccinations given to young people in school years 7 to 13.
Departmental advice for those working with children in certain types of performance or activity in England.
The funding available to local authorities since September 2024 to expand wraparound care, and their role in delivering it.
Description of scarlet fever, potential complications of the disease and advice on who's most at risk and how to prevent the spread.
This document provides an overview of safeguarding to dental teams and reinforces its importance.
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