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How Ofsted regulates childcare and what parents should do if they have concerns about their provider.
Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your childcare business or children's social care service.
A framework to equip children and young people for digital life
Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment.
The funding available to local authorities since September 2024 to expand wraparound care, and their role in delivering it.
Guidance for employers in early years, schools and colleges on first aid provision.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Child Benefit online service.
Description of scarlet fever, potential complications of the disease and advice on who's most at risk and how to prevent the spread.
Find out what you’ll need and what you must do before you sign up to Tax-Free Childcare to get a payment provider account.
Use this guide to help you plan a conversation about child maintenance with your child's other parent.
Guidance for the 75 pre-selected local authorities on the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme, for the 2025 to 2026 financial year.
Set up additional security features on your Government Gateway account
How local authorities and early years settings should provide the entitlement for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds.
Statutory guidance on the planning, commissioning and delivery of health services for looked-after children.
Documents to help local authorities and providers commission and deliver maternal and child public health services from preconception up to 24 years.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children under 5 years of age.
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.
Guidance for schools in England on using emergency inhalers.
Guidance for commissioners and health professionals to make decisions about mental health services and interventions based on data and analysis.
A guide for inspectors about physical intervention and restrictions of liberty.
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