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Ofsted guides for parents about different types of early years settings and how they are inspected.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a residential family centre.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects adoption support agencies.
This outlines what FGM is, the legislation and penalties involved and the help and support available. The statement is often referred to as a health passport.
This guidance, produced with Cambridge Family Law, aims to inform British nationals who are planning to have a child through international surrogacy.
Information on the 14 local authorities who have been selected as trailblazers for the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a residential family centre.
Criteria and advice for accredited early years initial teacher training providers offering the assessment only route to EYTS.
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2024 to 2025 returns.
Guide for children and young people with learning disabilities on changes to the special needs educational and disability (SEND) system.
Information for local authorities on how to provide short break care (otherwise known as respite care) to disabled children.
This briefing offers head teachers, governors and school staff a summary of the key evidence that highlights the link between health and wellbeing and educational attainment.
These guidelines on the prevention of secondary cases have been developed following a review of the epidemiology of invasive Hib disease.
Application forms to complete to register with Ofsted.
Guidance for childminder agencies on registering with Ofsted, including the process, fees and requirements. It sets out the legal background and the extent of our regulatory powers.
Guidance to support commissioning of the Family Nurse Partnership programme for improving public health outcomes for children, young people and families.
Guidance for local authorities about extending Personal Adviser (PA) support to age 25.
Guidance to support primary school teachers deliver food teaching in schools.
Information for healthcare professionals on pertussis (whooping cough).
Guidance for providers, social workers and placement commissioners on placing children, subject to a deprivation of liberty order (DoL), in unregistered settings.
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