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Find out what information you will need to create and use a Government Gateway account so that you can use Ofsted's services.
You might need to apply to Ofsted and provide them with certain information if you are connected with a children's social care service.
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.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects children's homes.
Guidance for safeguarding partners on implementing family help, multi-agency child protection and family group decision-making reforms.
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.
What social care providers need to know when notifying Ofsted of a serious incident.
Apply to register a children’s home, adoption or fostering agency, residential family centre or residential holiday scheme.
A practical guide for staff on managing cases of infectious diseases in children and young people settings, including education.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare.
Use this guide to help you think about the items you would like to include in your child maintenance arrangement.
Ofsted guidance on inspecting registered early years and childcare providers under the education inspection framework.
Guidance to provide support for early years practitioners when completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) progress check at age 2.
Ofsted-registered childminders, nannies, nurseries and other daycare must use this service to report significant events affecting their childcare within 14 days.
How education settings should prepare for and respond to terrorism and other major incidents.
Health declaration forms for childminders and people who work in childcare or children's social care.
How to sign in and update your account details and nominate a delegate.
Guidance for childminders, nannies and other registered childcare providers with examples of what Ofsted considers to be a significant event.
How early years providers can implement the experience-based route for staff who do not hold full and relevant qualifications.
A report from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health.
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