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Guidance for local authorities that will receive funding to deliver the holiday activities and food programme.
The purpose, principles and outcomes local authorities should achieve for children and families, and the enablers of good practice.
How your child's living arrangements affect child maintenance payments, and when to report a change to the Child Maintenance Service.
Use this guide to help you think about the items you would like to include in your child maintenance arrangement.
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.
Our expectations of inspectors and providers during inspection or other regulatory activity.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a children's home.
Local authorities and regional adoption agencies can apply for therapeutic funding for eligible adoptive, special guardianship order and child arrangement order families.
Update following the Supreme Court judgment on 2 June 2026 clarifying the definition of the deprivation of liberty.
Enabling providers to create positive environments where children can flourish.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
Safeguarding guidance, e-learning and resources for providers of after-school clubs, activities and tuition, and other out-of-school settings.
Find out about the different childcare registers and which one(s) you will need to join.
How local authorities should support children who are cared for by extended family, friends or connected persons and their families.
Information for childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises wishing to register with a childminder agency.
How local authorities should implement Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies services.
Ofsted’s safeguarding policy and guidance for inspectors on handling safeguarding disclosures.
What social care providers need to know when notifying Ofsted of a serious incident.
Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.
Find out when you must apply to register if you want to set up group-based childcare provision for children.
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