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This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for those wishing to become childcare providers.
How you make an application for recognition of non-UK qualifications to work in an early years setting in England.
Guidance for inspectors on how to decide when to inspect or visit without notice.
The funding available to local authorities since September 2024 to expand wraparound care, and their role in delivering it.
Your electronic device will need to meet certain specifications to allow you to work as an Ofsted inspector.
Guidance for employers in early years, schools and colleges on first aid provision.
How virtual school heads should manage the school-age pupil premium and the early years pupil premium for looked-after children.
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.
You will not be able to reset your Government Gateway credentials without the email address you used to create your account.
Guidance on registering and inspecting school-based early years and childcare provision with Ofsted.
What early years settings must do to apply for an exemption from the early years foundation stage (EYFS).
Role description and qualification specification for early years special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs).
Nursing and other qualifications that cannot be counted in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) staff:child ratios.
Information for providers, parents and carers about what happens when we suspend a childcare provider’s registration.
Local authority funding to support the provision of new early years entitlement and wraparound places.
You must tell Ofsted when anyone aged 16 or over stops living or working with you where you look after children.
Information on the DfE early years COVID-19 recovery programme, which offers leadership support, coaching and mentoring.
Guidance for anyone wanting to register and operate as a childminder agency.
A template that childminder agencies and local authorities can use to create an agreement around information sharing and collaborative working.
Guidance for childminder agencies on registering with Ofsted, including the process, fees and requirements. It sets out the legal background and the extent of our regulatory powers.
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