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Apply for a place in a nursery school for children under 5 through your local council
Information on childcare for service families within the UK and overseas.
Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.
Find out when you must apply to register if you want to set up a nursery, or other daycare organisation for children.
How and when to apply for childcare places and schools.
Finding childcare, financial support for childcare and childcare for school-age children
Get extra funding for your early years childcare provider so they can provide better care for your child - early years pupil premium, disability access fund
Government publishes new data showing 195,355 children benefitting from government-funded childcare for two-year-olds in successful April launch
Find out how you can still register with Ofsted if you provide childcare immediately before or after school for less than 2 hours in a day.
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.
Childcare arrangements for all ages and early years provision for children who are 5 years of age or younger.
We have introduced a business rates holiday for nurseries.
Brand new recruitment campaign for early years workers launches today across TV, cinema, online, radio and out of home advertising.
Information for providers and managers on the use of surveillance, including CCTV, in their residential childcare settings and how Ofsted will evaluate its use.
Childcare for your children before and after school - after-school clubs, breakfast clubs, homework clubs, childminders
Help with the cost of paying for approved childcare - Tax-Free Childcare, 15 and 30 hours childcare, childcare vouchers, tax credits, Learner Support.
Find out what you must do to register as a childcare provider with Ofsted, as well as how you must run certain parts of your service.
Find out how to register with Ofsted as a nursery or other daycare, and what you will need to tell us about.
Find out if you're eligible for free childcare for 2 to 4 year olds.
Guidance on checks we will carry out on anyone associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
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