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Guidance for applicants and registered providers of childcare on domestic premises.
If you apply to join the Early Years Register, we will arrange a registration visit. This will normally take place once all your checks are complete, but could happen earlier.
Find out how to register as a children's social care service in England, as well as what you need to update Ofsted about and how to do so.
Apply to connect people to a supported accommodation service.
Find out when you'll be inspected by Ofsted, how to prepare, how you'll be inspected and how you'll be graded
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.
How to share concerns about children’s social care services with Ofsted, including whistleblowing, and what we will do with the information.
This guidance explains what providers of children’s homes must do under the law when recruiting and employing staff.
You must tell Ofsted about the premises you want to include in your application to register a nursery or other daycare organisation.
Guidance on checks we will carry out on anyone associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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