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Guidance to provide support for early years practitioners when completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) progress check at age 2.
Guidance for childcare providers on when you must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency, when you cannot register, and when you do not have to.
Find out when you must apply to register if you want to set up a daycare organisation for children.
Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.
How education settings should prepare for and respond to terrorism and other major incidents.
Information for childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises wishing to register with a childminder agency.
How Ofsted regulates childcare and what parents should do if they have concerns about their provider.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online.
Eligible new childminders can apply for a start-up grant to recover the cost of registering as a childminder.
Information for local authorities that will receive funding to support disadvantaged children during the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays.
Use this service if you want to apply to join the compulsory or voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.
You must tell Ofsted about the premises you want to include in your application to register a nursery or other daycare organisation.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder and registered with Ofsted on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
How early years providers can implement the experience-based route for staff who do not hold full and relevant qualifications.
Information local authorities should include in their agreements with early years providers to deliver free entitlements.
Childcare services can display this poster. It has information about our responsibilities and how parents can contact us.
Nannies registered with Ofsted must follow these requirements.
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.
Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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