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Emergency Alerts Test on Sunday 7 September, 3pm
Information for healthcare professionals on pertussis (whooping cough).
Information to help healthcare professionals speak with people, following suspected or confirmed diagnosis of bilateral renal agenesis.
Specification on the scope and business rationale of the children’s social work workforce census for 2024 to 2025.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a residential family centre.
What early years settings must do to apply for an exemption from the early years foundation stage (EYFS).
Guidance for local providers of infectious diseases in pregnancy screening.
Application forms to complete to register with Ofsted.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2025 to 2026 returns.
Advice and guidance to help parents and carers to keep children safe online.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a JTAI of the multi-agency response to the identification of initial need and risk (often referred to as the ‘front door’).
Statutory guidance on early childhood services and Sure Start children's centres.
Departmental advice containing the national minimum standards applicable to adoption agencies and adoption support agencies.
Guidance for child health information system (CHIS) providers on information requirements, and suppliers on specifications for collecting and reporting data.
This information can help can help parents of babies with suspected or confirmed diagnosis of cleft lip discuss the condition with healthcare professionals.
Guidance to support primary school teachers deliver food teaching in schools.
How local authorities can request support from sector-led improvement partners to improve their children’s services.
Information about exception requests to adopt children from countries with special restrictions.
This factsheet explains how the ASQ-3 tool will be used to collect data to monitor child development across England.
Information about the risk of mumps in pregnant women, vaccination during pregnancy and who should get the MMR vaccine.
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