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You must tell Ofsted about the premises you want to include in your application to register a nursery or other daycare organisation.
Guidance for local authorities on the national minimum standards for providing fostering services.
Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.
List of early years initial teacher training (ITT) providers.
Best-practice standards for early years teachers.
Use this guide to help you write down your child maintenance arrangement with your child's other parent.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a supported accommodation service.
Entitlements to 30 hours childcare for children in foster care and early learning for 2-year-olds for families with no recourse to public funds (NRPF).
Process for assessing, deciding and agreeing continuing care for children with complex health needs.
This guidance is for Ofsted inspectors carrying out inspections of providers that are only registered on either or both parts of the Childcare Register.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children under 5 years of age.
Ofsted's policy on how we regulate childcare providers explains what we may do if a provider is not following the regulations.
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 to share concerns about children’s social care services with Ofsted, including whistleblowing, and what we will do with the information.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Child Benefit online service.
Guidance on the 8 principles of a whole school or college approach to promoting mental health and wellbeing.
How Ofsted inspects and regulates childcare and what parents should do if they have concerns about their provider.
How schools can support pupils whose mental health problems manifest themselves in behaviour.
This guidance explains what providers of children’s homes must do under the law when recruiting and employing staff.
Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online.
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