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Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder and registered with Ofsted on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your childcare business or children's social care service.
You will need your Government Gateway user ID in order to use certain Ofsted services.
Guidance on checks we will carry out on anyone associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered daycare provider on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Application guidance for childminders who provide care solely from somewhere other than a home.
Guidance on the checks needed for workers and volunteers engaging in regulated activity with children.
Best-practice standards for early years teachers.
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.
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.
How educational and childcare settings should plan for and deal with emergencies, including significant public health incidents and severe weather.
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.
Find out if you have the qualifications and experience to contract as an Ofsted inspector for childminders, day care and other childcare providers.
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for childminders.
Role description and qualification specification for early years special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs).
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Guidance for inspectors on how to decide when to inspect or visit without notice.
Information for eligible schools about the school-based nursery (SBN) capital grant for 2025 to 2026.
You can use this service to register your interest in contracting as an Ofsted inspector.
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