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Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.
Guidance for schools on creating a policy around the use of emergency auto-injectors (AAI)
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered daycare provider on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to child sexual abuse in the family environment.
Form to send to Ofsted to cancel your registration.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2025 to 2026.
Guidance for local authorities and schools dealing with adults who have legal rights and responsibilities for a child.
Guidance for employers in early years, schools and colleges on first aid provision.
Statutory guidance for local authority children’s services on representations and complaints procedures.
Statutory guidance relating to care planning and reviewing arrangements for looked-after children.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children under 5 years of age.
Volume 3: statutory guidance for local authorities on helping care leavers aged 16 and 17 prepare for adulthood.
Data dashboard designed to support local authorities and partners with the implementation of the children’s social care national framework.
How local authorities should collect and submit data for the annual children looked after return (also known as SSDA903).
Non-statutory guidance for schools, responsible bodies and childcare providers looking to open or expand school-based nursery provision.
This guidance outlines 'staying put' arrangements that enable care leavers to remain with their former foster carers after they turn 18.
Guidance for local areas to embed working together to safeguard children and the children’s social care national framework in practice.
Guidance for providers of childcare on domestic and non-domestic premises who want to expand their registered setting into new premises.
Guide for local authorities submitting children’s social work workforce returns for 2026.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
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