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Guidance on how Ofsted inspects supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.
Check the availability and any issues affecting the Child Benefit online service.
Information about the BCG vaccination being offered to protect your baby against tuberculosis (TB).
Infographics explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for women in pregnancy and after giving birth.
Guide for parents with learning disabilities, explaining changes to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system.
Guidance for local areas to embed working together to safeguard children and the children’s social care national framework in practice.
Guidance for employers in early years, schools and colleges on first aid provision.
Volume 3: statutory guidance for local authorities on helping care leavers aged 16 and 17 prepare for adulthood.
Operational guidance for local authorities on the data collection and price caps rules on the use of agency child and family social workers.
Non-statutory guidance for schools, responsible bodies and childcare providers looking to open or expand school-based nursery provision.
Explains the role of local authorities and the funding they'll get to expand the availability of wraparound care in their areas from September 2024.
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
Information for providers and managers on the use of surveillance, including CCTV, in their residential childcare settings and how Ofsted will evaluate its use.
Statutory guidance on the special guardianship services local authorities need to provide in accordance with the Children Act 1989.
This booklet covers all immunisations for babies during their first year of life.
Information for early years practitioners about stronger practice hubs.
How local authorities should extend the virtual school head role to champion and promote the education of children with a social worker and children in kinship care.
What schools, registered early years providers and childminders need to know about delivering the early years foundation stage (EYFS), and Ofsted inspections under the education inspection framework (EIF).
Local authority funding to support the provision of new early years entitlement and wraparound places.
The Lampard Inquiry (formerly known as the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry) will examine deaths of mental health inpatients in Essex between 2000 and 2023.
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