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Resources to support local authorities investing in the local commissioning of oral health improvement programmes for pre-school children.
The framework for Ofsted inspections of Cafcass (the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service).
How a prospective or registered childcare provider can object if Ofsted intends to take steps that will affect their application or registration.
A resource to help local commissioners provide cost-effective interventions for children aged up to 5 and pregnant women.
Help your children to understand what the risks associated with using social media are.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Guidance on supporting and protecting all children whose health and development is at risk because of neglect.
Apply for support from the childminder mentor programme.
What you need to do if you need to leave your children in the care of your sponsor, or if you can't travel with your children to the UK.
Find out about the grant-funded innovative projects element of the Reducing Parental Conflict programme.
Flyer and poster on protection against German measles.
Information to help schools support the delivery of the National Child Measurement Programme to measure children's height and weight in reception and year 6.
Guidance for patients and the public and for clinical staff involved in treating pregnant women.
Guidance and methodology for Ofsted's thematic inspections of a sample of regional adoption agencies (RAAs).
A quick reference guide to the childhood flu vaccines for winter 2025 to 2026.
Information for children referred to the National Referral Mechanism because they might be victims of exploitation, human trafficking or modern slavery.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
This publication (Documents of the NRPB volume 12 number 3) contains the recommendations of the Second UK Working Group on stable iodine prophylaxis.
This document provides background information about the separated families statistics and information on how they are compiled.
Summary of the evidence about sudden unexpected deaths in infancy (SUDI) which aims to develop an evidence-based resource about prevention.
Local authorities’ funding for the children’s social care strengthening families, protecting children (SFPC) programme.
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