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Use this form to apply to cancel or vary the registration or a requirement of a child-minder or day-care provider if a child is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm under their care.
Information for practitioners working in early years settings on the nasal spray flu vaccination.
Guidance on checks we will carry out on anyone associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
How to register as a childminder or nanny: the Ofsted Childcare Register, the Early Years Register, who can register, how to apply.
Independent Monitoring Boards (IMBs) monitor the treatment received by those detained in custody to confirm it is fair, just and humane, by observing the compliance with relevant rules and standards of decency. IMBs exist in every prison and Immigration Removal...
Find out about the independent General Anti-Abuse Rule (GAAR) Advisory Panel opinion on a tax avoidance arrangement that rewarded a director through a remuneration trust.
You must register on the Ofsted Childcare Register and/or the Early Years Register to set up a childminder agency in England, includes how long it takes, fees and how to apply
Eligible new childminders can apply for a start-up grant to recover the cost of registering as a childminder.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
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