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Guidance on checks we will carry out on anyone associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
How Ofsted regulates childcare and what parents should do if they have concerns about their provider.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered daycare provider on the voluntary part 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.
Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your childcare business or children's social care service.
Nannies registered with Ofsted must follow these requirements.
Guidance for employers in early years, schools and colleges on first aid provision.
You can use this service to register your interest in contracting as an Ofsted inspector.
Best-practice standards for early years teachers.
You must apply to Ofsted to move your setting or to include additional premises in the registration of your nursery or other daycare.
This guidance is for Ofsted inspectors carrying out inspections of providers that are only registered on either or both parts of the Childcare Register.
Application guidance for childminders who provide care solely from somewhere other than a home.
Information for early years practitioners about stronger practice hubs.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered out of school club, nursery or other type of daycare on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
Form to send to Ofsted to cancel your registration.
Guidance on registering and inspecting school-based early years and childcare provision with Ofsted.
Set up additional security features on your Government Gateway account
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
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