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Ofsted's framework and guidance for inspecting local authority services for children (ILACS) in need of help and protection, children in care and care leavers.
Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online.
Statutory guidance for local authorities to support looked-after and previously looked-after children's aspirations to achieve in further and higher education.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Child Benefit online service.
A guide on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
Statutory guidance about local authority support to children and families.
You must tell Ofsted about changes to those responsible for a daycare organisation, and for a home where daycare takes place, and also who is living or working there.
You will need to follow a specific procedure if you want to contract as an Ofsted inspector.
Statutory guidance for local-authority-maintained schools carrying out duties for looked-after and previously looked-after children.
Application guidance for childminders who provide care solely from somewhere other than a home.
You must apply to Ofsted to move your setting or to include additional premises in the registration of your nursery or other daycare.
How educational and childcare settings should plan for and deal with emergencies, including significant public health incidents and severe weather.
Multi-agency guidelines on FGM for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2025 to 2026.
Childcare services can display this poster. It has information about our responsibilities and how parents can contact us.
Professional standards for child and family social workers supporting vulnerable children and families.
Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your childcare business or children's social care service.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in an independent fostering agency.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered daycare provider on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Definition of child sexual exploitation, potential vulnerabilities and indicators of abuse and appropriate action to take in response.
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