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Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
Ofsted's framework and guidance for inspecting local authority services for children (ILACS) in need of help and protection, children in care and care leavers.
Infographic explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for children and young people aged 5 to 18 years.
Professional development resources for improving teaching and leadership of reception years.
Infographics explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for women in pregnancy and after giving birth.
Apply to work on non-domestic premises for some of the time.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Information for providers and managers on the use of surveillance, including CCTV, in their residential childcare settings and how Ofsted will evaluate its use.
Best-practice standards for early years teachers.
How local authorities should collect data from social care services to complete the annual children in need census.
Information about the BCG vaccination being offered to protect your baby against tuberculosis (TB).
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2025 to 2026.
Guidance for safeguarding partners and child protection professionals on what the panel does and how it works.
How you make an application for recognition of non-UK qualifications to work in an early years setting in England.
Guidance for local authorities on the local authority capacity support funding for school-age childcare.
Explains the HPV, Td/IPV and MenACWY vaccinations given to young people in school years 7 to 13.
Statutory guidance for local authority children’s services on representations and complaints procedures.
Guidance on supervising the activities of workers and volunteers with children.
How local authorities should report incidents to the Department for Education, Ofsted and Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
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