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The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.
Sign in, manage and use your online account to receive payments from parents.
If you pay for childcare while you go to work, Universal Credit can pay some of your childcare costs.
Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.
Guidance for inspectors and providers on inspecting registered early years settings in England under the renewed education inspection framework, available for use from 10 November 2025.
This framework sets out Ofsted's inspection principles and the grades that inspectors give.
Find out how to sign up to Tax-Free Childcare and get a childcare provider account to receive payments from parents using Tax-Free Childcare.
Information for eligible schools about the School-based Nursery (SBN) Capital Grant for 2025 to 2026.
UK qualifications that meet Department for Education (DfE) criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage statutory framework staff:child ratios.
How local authorities in England can prepare to run the Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies programme.
How managers can check if an early years qualification is approved as full and relevant by DfE for working in staff:child ratios in England.
You might need to create a new Government Gateway account if you have forgotten both your user ID and password.
You must apply to Ofsted if you want to take up a governance position in a daycare organisation, or if you start living or working in a home where daycare takes place.
How early years practitioners can apply to become a stronger practice hub.
Ofsted-registered childminders, nannies, nurseries and other daycare must use this service to report significant events affecting their childcare within 14 days.
How to get a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if you want to look after children for a living: who needs a check, what it costs and how long it takes.
Helping early years providers offer healthy, balanced and nutritious food.
Guidance to provide support for early years practitioners when completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) progress check at age 2.
Find out what information you will need to create and use a Government Gateway account so that you can use Ofsted's services.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare.
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