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Information for eligible schools about the school-based nursery (SBN) capital grant for 2025 to 2026.
Guidance on checks we will carry out on anyone associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your childcare business or children's social care service.
How Ofsted inspects and regulates childcare and what parents should do if they have concerns about their provider.
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.
Nannies registered with Ofsted must follow these requirements.
You must tell Ofsted about changes to those responsible for a daycare organisation, and for a home where daycare takes place, and also who is living or working there.
Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online.
Application guidance for childminders who provide care solely from somewhere other than a home.
You will need your Government Gateway user ID in order to use certain Ofsted services.
Set up additional security features on your Government Gateway account
Find out what you’ll need and what you must do before you sign up to Tax-Free Childcare to get a payment provider account.
Form to send to Ofsted to cancel your registration.
What early years settings must do to apply for an exemption from the early years foundation stage (EYFS).
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Best-practice standards for early years teachers.
Guidance for applicants on what to expect from Ofsted during the childcare application review process.
Guidance for providers of childcare on domestic and non-domestic premises who want to expand their registered setting into new premises.
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for childminders.
Guidance for employers in early years, schools and colleges on first aid provision.
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