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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.
Use this service if you want to apply to join the compulsory or voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.
Details of immunisations for children between 2 and 5 years, before they start school.
Eligible new childminders can apply for a start-up grant to recover the cost of registering as a childminder.
This service specification is for local authorities commissioning health visitors and school nurses, for public health services for children aged 0 to 19.
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.
How local authorities and early years settings should provide the entitlement for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds.
Information for social care providers and managers on how to register with Ofsted and about the registration process.
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.
Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.
Information local authorities should include in their agreements with early years providers to deliver free entitlements.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a supported accommodation service.
Guidance for local authorities on the national minimum standards for providing fostering services.
Our expectations of inspectors and providers during inspection or wider regulatory activity.
Local authority funding to support the provision of new early years entitlement and wraparound places.
Multi-agency guidelines on FGM for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
You must tell Ofsted about changes to certain people in your organisation or to your premises.
This guidance explains what providers of children’s homes must do under the law when recruiting and employing staff.
What providers need to know about registering with Ofsted and running or closing a supported accommodation service.
You must tell Ofsted about the premises you want to include in your application to register a nursery or other daycare organisation.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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