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Find out about the 2 maternity benefits available under the social security scheme: Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance.
How to share concerns about children’s social care services with Ofsted, including whistleblowing, and what we will do with the information.
Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online.
Guide for local authorities and providers on when Ofsted will prioritise an application to register a children’s home.
How local authorities in England can prepare to run the Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies programme.
Ofsted's policy on how we regulate childcare providers explains what we may do if a provider is not following the regulations.
This service specification is for local authorities commissioning health visitors and school nurses, for public health services for children aged 0 to 19.
You must tell Ofsted about the premises you want to include in your application to register a nursery or other daycare organisation.
Process for assessing, deciding and agreeing continuing care for children with complex health needs.
Childcare services can display this poster. It has information about our responsibilities and how parents can contact us.
Find out if you have the qualifications and experience to contract as an Ofsted inspector for childminders, day care and other childcare providers.
Tool with evidence, guidance, information and resources to support local implementation of the healthy child programme.
Guidance for local authorities on the national minimum standards for providing fostering services.
This guidance explains what providers of children’s homes must do under the law when recruiting and employing staff.
Definition of child sexual exploitation, potential vulnerabilities and indicators of abuse and appropriate action to take in response.
You can use this service to register your interest in contracting as an Ofsted inspector.
Guidance on checks we will carry out on anyone associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
Guidance for schools on creating a policy around the use of emergency auto-injectors (AAI)
Statutory guidance about local authority support to children and families.
Statutory guidance for local authorities to support looked-after and previously looked-after children's aspirations to achieve in further and higher education.
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