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Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for disabled children and disabled young people.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered out of school club, nursery or other type of daycare on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
Guide for local authorities and schools submitting early years foundation stage profile data for 2026.
How local authorities should collect data from social care services to complete the annual children in need census.
How local authorities should report incidents to the Department for Education, Ofsted and Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
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Download and complete the direct debit form to pay your Ofsted annual registration fee.
Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib): immunisation information for public health professionals, including updates.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered daycare provider on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Use this guide to help you plan a conversation about child maintenance with your child's other parent.
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2025 to 2026 returns.
Volume 3: statutory guidance for local authorities on helping care leavers aged 16 and 17 prepare for adulthood.
Information about the BCG vaccination being offered to protect your baby against tuberculosis (TB).
A framework to equip children and young people for digital life
Guidance for local authorities on the local authority capacity support funding for school-age childcare.
Statutory guidance for local authorities and their partners to stop children going missing and to protect those who do.
Statutory guidance for local authority children’s services on representations and complaints procedures.
Statutory and operational guidance for clinical commissioning groups and local authorities as child death review partners.
Guidance for employers in early years, schools and colleges on first aid provision.
Guidance for safeguarding partners and child protection professionals on what the panel does and how it works.
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