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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 daycare organisation for children.
How early years providers can implement the experience-based route for staff who do not hold full and relevant qualifications.
How Ofsted regulates childcare and what parents should do if they have concerns about their provider.
Information for childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises wishing to register with a childminder agency.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online.
Eligible new childminders can apply for a start-up grant to recover the cost of registering as a childminder.
Use this service if you want to apply to join the compulsory or voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.
How education settings should prepare for and respond to terrorism and other major incidents.
Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.
Guidance for applicants and registered providers of childcare on domestic premises.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder and registered with Ofsted on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
Childcare services can display this poster. It has information about our responsibilities and how parents can contact us.
You must tell Ofsted about the premises you want to include in your application to register a nursery or other daycare organisation.
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.
You must tell Ofsted about changes to those responsible for a daycare organisation, and for a home where daycare takes place, and also who is living or working there.
Guidance on checks we will carry out on anyone associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
You will need your Government Gateway user ID in order to use certain Ofsted services.
You must apply to Ofsted to move your setting or to include additional premises in the registration of your nursery or other daycare.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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