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How local authorities can deal with international child protection cases.
How adoption agencies should handle applications from people wishing to adopt a child from another country.
Information for local authorities on how to provide short break care (otherwise known as respite care) to disabled children.
Guide for children and young people with learning disabilities on changes to the special needs educational and disability (SEND) system.
A framework to help social care and criminal justice agencies keep looked-after children out of the criminal justice system.
Information for those who work with children on a plan to help prevent child abuse arising from religion or superstition.
Nursing and other qualifications that cannot be counted in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) staff:child ratios.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2024 to 2025.
Find, download and explore official Department for Education (DfE) statistics and data in England.
Guidance for frontline practitioners to explore a parent or carer’s relationship with their baby, and identify parent-infant relationship difficulties.
This information can help can help parents of babies with suspected or confirmed diagnosis of cleft lip discuss the condition with healthcare professionals.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2026 to 2027.
How to refer a possible unregistered school to Ofsted for investigation.
How to help different groups respond to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) consultation.
How we produce statistics on looked-after children.
Funding for local authorities to appoint virtual school heads to support the education of previously looked-after children.
Leaflet for parents explaining what happens when vaccines have inadvertently been stored outside of the recommended storage temperature range.
Information, intelligence and tools with evidence-based approaches for how preconception care can be embedded.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with an adoption support agency.
Information to help healthcare professionals speak with people, following suspected or confirmed diagnosis of bilateral renal agenesis.
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