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Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Explains the role of local authorities and the funding they'll get to expand the availability of wraparound care in their areas from September 2024.
Find out if you have the qualifications and experience to contract as an Ofsted inspector for childminders, day care and other childcare providers.
Guidance for applicants on what to expect from Ofsted during the childcare application review process.
What schools, registered early years providers and childminders need to know about delivering the early years foundation stage (EYFS), and Ofsted inspections under the education inspection framework (EIF).
This guidance is for Ofsted inspectors carrying out inspections of providers that are only registered on either or both parts of the Childcare Register.
Find out how you can still register with Ofsted if you provide childcare immediately before or after school for less than 2 hours in a day.
Factsheet about registering school-based provision of childcare with Ofsted.
Nursing and other qualifications that cannot be counted in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) staff:child ratios.
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for childminders.
Role description and qualification specification for early years special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs).
Information for providers, parents and carers about what happens when we suspend a childcare provider’s registration.
How virtual school heads should manage the school-age pupil premium and the early years pupil premium for looked-after children.
Career planning information and tools for those interested in working in the early years education sector.
Ofsted guides for parents about different types of early years settings and how they are inspected.
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for those wishing to become childcare providers.
You will not be able to reset your Government Gateway credentials without the email address you used to create your account.
List of early years initial teacher training (ITT) providers.
Your electronic device will need to meet certain specifications to allow you to work as an Ofsted inspector.
Non-statutory guidance for schools, responsible bodies and childcare providers looking to open or expand school-based nursery provision.
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