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DfE requirements for Ofsted when inspecting early years childcare providers.
1. Background Ofsted is responsible for the registration, regulation and…
The government has committed to publishing guidance on early years screen time. We are seeking evidence to inform the guidance.
We're seeking views on applying the new nutrient profiling model (NPM) to the advertising and promotions restrictions on 'less healthy' food and drink products.
Introduction This government has a bold ambition to raise the healthiest…
Explains the ASYE programme for newly qualified social workers and how employers can register to take part.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
This Child Rights Impact Assessment outlines how the government has considered the rights of children in developing the Child Poverty Strategy: Our Children, Our Future.
Strategy document setting out the government’s ambitious decade long mission to tackle the drivers of child poverty across the UK.
We’re seeking to understand how local authorities use artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technology in the delivery of children’s social care.
This consultation is for all those who receive and provide children’s social care services in England, and those who have an interest in it.
We're seeking views on a more responsive, holistic and evidence-based system of adoption support, including changes to the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund.
Information on the development and rollout of regional care cooperatives (RCCs).
We’d like to hear from children and young people about their time in foster care. We'd like them to feedback on the ideas we have and share their ideas too.
Seeking views on proposals to improve assessment and approval of foster carers, and improve support during allegations.
Seeking views on a range of issues in fostering, evidence of what works, best practice and innovative ideas.
Sets out the steps required to address the sharp decline in foster carers over the past decade and reform the foster care system.
A response by the government to the House of Lords Autism Act 2009 Committee report ‘Time to deliver: The Autism Act 2009 and the new autism strategy’.
Supporting safeguarding partners to discharge their local child protection arrangements.
The government's response to recommendations made by the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee's inquiry into Black maternal health.
We're seeking views on a setting up a national body called the Child Protection Authority.
Analysis of the impacts of the planned policies in the Child Poverty Strategy on children and families with protected characteristics.
The 4 nations response to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) market study into the UK infant and follow-on formula market.
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