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Nursing and other qualifications that cannot be counted in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) staff:child ratios.
Guidance for local authorities about extending Personal Adviser (PA) support to age 25.
Information leaflet and poster to support the whooping cough vaccination in pregnancy programme.
A framework to help social care and criminal justice agencies keep looked-after children out of the criminal justice system.
A guide to help young people living in children’s homes or foster care understand the 'Independent reviewing officers handbook'.
Guidance for providers, social workers and placement commissioners on placing children, subject to a deprivation of liberty order (DoL), in unregistered settings.
The consultation has concluded. The department's response to the statistical notice has been published.
A toolkit containing guidance, data and other resources to support professionals who are helping families affected by parental alcohol and drug problems.
Information for support care providers on using the training, support and development (TSD) standards for foster carers.
Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to children who are victims of domestic abuse.
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2025 to 2026 returns.
Criteria and advice for accredited early years initial teacher training providers offering the assessment only route to EYTS.
Guidance for local authorities on how to express an interest in applying to become part of the Kinship Allowance Pilot.
Information on indicators of local authority early education services, and ways to compare an individual local authority to other local authorities.
Information for local authority services, adoption and fostering agencies, residential centres and other children's social care services.
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.
Local authority funding to support the provision of new early years entitlement and wraparound places.
Find, download and explore official Department for Education (DfE) statistics and data in England.
Description of scarlet fever, potential complications of the disease and advice on who's most at risk and how to prevent the spread.
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for those wishing to become childcare providers.
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