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Guidance for schools and academy trusts on how to set up and deliver school-age childcare provision and their role in supporting families to access provision during term times and holidays.
Statutory guidance for local authorities to support looked-after and previously looked-after children's aspirations to achieve in further and higher education.
Guidance for schools in England on using emergency inhalers.
Professional standards for child and family social workers supporting vulnerable children and families.
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.
Infographics explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for women in pregnancy and after giving birth.
This booklet covers all immunisations for babies during their first year of life.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in an independent fostering agency.
A guide for early years settings on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.
You will need your Government Gateway user ID in order to use certain Ofsted services.
Childcare services can display this poster. It has information about our responsibilities and how parents can contact us.
Multi-agency guidelines on FGM for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
You must apply to Ofsted to move your setting or to include additional premises in the registration of your nursery or other daycare.
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.
Guidance, methodology and other associated documents for phase 2 of Ofsted's thematic inspection of a sample of regional adoption agencies (RAAs).
Find out about the 2 maternity benefits available under the social security scheme: Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance.
Guidance for applicants and registered providers of childcare on domestic premises.
Definition of child sexual exploitation, potential vulnerabilities and indicators of abuse and appropriate action to take in response.
Form to send to Ofsted to cancel your registration.
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