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If you are associated with a registered children's social care service, you might need to apply to Ofsted and provide certain information.
Guidance to help practitioners identify the signs of child abuse and neglect and understand what action to take.
Use the online form to send the evidence that HMRC has asked for, to support your Tax Free Childcare or Free Childcare for Working Parents application.
How to get a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if you want to look after children for a living: who needs a check, what it costs and how long it takes.
Ofsted-registered childminders, nannies, nurseries and other daycare must use this service to report significant events affecting their childcare as soon as possible but always within 14 days.
You must apply to Ofsted if you want to take up a governance position in a daycare organisation, or if you start living or working in a home where daycare takes place.
Guidance for safeguarding partners on implementing Family Help and multi-agency child protection reforms, and increasing support for family networks.
Guidance for schools on creating a policy around the use of emergency auto-injectors (AAI)
Find out what information you will need to create and use a Government Gateway account so that you can use Ofsted's services.
Apply to register a children’s home, adoption or fostering agency, residential family centre, residential holiday scheme or supported accommodation service.
Guidance to provide support for early years practitioners when completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) progress check at age 2.
Safeguarding guidance, e-learning and resources for providers of after-school clubs, activities and tuition, and other out-of-school settings.
Guidance on information sharing for people who provide safeguarding services to children, young people, parents and carers.
Guidance for those providing residential children’s homes for vulnerable children.
If you are a childminder, you must tell Ofsted within 14 days about new people aged 16 or over who live or work in the home where you look after children. This includes children who turn 16. If you are a childminder without …
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects children's homes.
Information for childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises wishing to register with a childminder agency.
Health declaration forms for childminders and people who work in childcare or children's social care.
Flu vaccination guidance and resources for schools.
Update following the Supreme Court judgment on 2 June 2026 clarifying the definition of the deprivation of liberty.
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