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If you are a childminder, you must tell Ofsted within 14 days about new people aged 16 or over who live or work in the home where you look after children. This includes children who turn 16. If you are a childminder without …
Statutory guidance on the principles behind children’s social care, its purpose, factors enabling good practice and what it should achieve.
Annex A form for children's homes and secure children's homes to fill in ahead of inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
How local authorities should report incidents to the Department for Education, Ofsted and Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
Find out when you must apply to register if you want to set up a daycare organisation for children.
Guidance for childcare providers on when you must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency, when you cannot register, and when you do not have to.
Find out about the 2 maternity benefits available under the social security scheme: Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance.
Guidance to help practitioners identify the signs of child abuse and neglect and understand what action to take.
Eligible new childminders can apply for a start-up grant to recover the cost of registering as a childminder.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
This service specification is for local authorities commissioning health visitors and school nurses, for public health services for children aged 0 to 19.
Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.
Guidance on the 8 principles of a whole school or college approach to promoting mental health and wellbeing.
Tool with evidence, guidance, information and resources to support local implementation of the healthy child programme.
An overview of Ofsted's registration process for adoption agencies, fostering agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
Information for childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises wishing to register with a childminder agency.
Meningococcal immunisation information for public health professionals.
Use this guide to help you write down your child maintenance arrangement with your child's other parent.
Our expectations of inspectors and providers during inspection or wider regulatory activity.
Example menus and useful guidance for early years settings to help meet the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements for food and drink.
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