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Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to younger children living with neglect.
Local authorities and regional adoption agencies can apply for therapeutic funding for eligible adoptive, special guardianship order and child arrangement order families.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare.
Guidance for childminders, nannies and other registered childcare providers with examples of what Ofsted considers to be a significant event.
Find local education and childcare information for areas across England.
The purpose, principles and outcomes local authorities should achieve for children and families, and the enablers of good practice.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a children's home.
Use this guide to help you think about the items you would like to include in your child maintenance arrangement.
Information for local authorities about the school-based nursery capital grant 2027 to 2030.
Find out how misconduct in the teaching profession is regulated, investigated and managed.
You must tell Ofsted about changes to certain people in your organisation or to your premises.
Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.
How local authorities should implement Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies services.
Guide for local authorities and providers on when Ofsted will prioritise an application to register a children’s home.
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.
If you get Universal Credit, you could get an extra amount to help support your children if they normally live with you.
Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.
How local authorities must meet their duty to ensure children with health needs receive a good education.
A quick reference guide to the childhood flu vaccines for winter 2026 to 2027.
A report from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health.
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