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Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your childcare business or children's social care service.
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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).
Guidance for applicants and registered providers of childcare on domestic premises.
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.
Statutory guidance about local authority support to children and families.
Professional standards for child and family social workers supporting vulnerable children and families.
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.
Guidance for local authorities on the local offer for care leavers.
Process for assessing, deciding and agreeing continuing care for children with complex health needs.
Find out about the 2 maternity benefits available under the social security scheme: Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance.
Form to send to Ofsted to cancel your registration.
Guide to the regulations on providing supported accommodation for children and young people. It includes the quality standards that all supported accommodation providers must meet.
Application guidance for childminders who provide care solely from somewhere other than a home.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children under 5 years of age.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in an independent fostering agency.
How the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) supports first-time young parents, evidence for the programme, and where it is provided in England.
An implementation plan for local partners that sets out the next steps for whole system reform of the children’s social care system.
Information for employers about eligibility, registration and funding available for the assessed and supported year in employment (ASYE) programme.
You must apply to Ofsted to move your setting or to include additional premises in the registration of your nursery or other daycare.
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