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Guidance for childminders, nannies and other registered childcare providers with examples of what Ofsted considers to be a significant event.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with a children's home.
Additional funding for local authorities delivering the government’s free early years entitlements programme.
If you are a childminder, you must tell Ofsted within 14 days about new people aged 16 or over who live or work in the home where you look after children. This includes children who turn 16. If you are a childminder without …
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects supported accommodation for looked after children and care leavers aged 16 and 17.
You must tell Ofsted about changes to certain people in your organisation or to your premises.
Helping early years providers offer healthy, balanced and nutritious food.
Supporting social workers and other practitioners to improve the attendance of children with a social worker.
Guidance for childcare providers on when you must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency, when you cannot register, and when you do not have to.
Find out when you must apply to register if you want to set up a daycare organisation for children.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
Find out how misconduct in the teaching profession is regulated, investigated and managed.
The principles underlying the programme and the expectations that public health nursing teams are expected to meet when delivering services in England.
How commissioners should establish, monitor and assure the quality of public health nursing services delivered under the healthy child programme in England.
Multi-agency guidelines on FGM for those with statutory duties to safeguard children and vulnerable adults.
Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.
A report from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health.
Guidance to help practitioners identify the signs of child abuse and neglect and understand what action to take.
What social care providers need to know when notifying Ofsted of a serious incident.
The areas of public health where health visiting and school nursing teams in England can have the greatest impact.
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