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Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Role description and qualification specification for early years special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs).
Guidance for applicants on what to expect from Ofsted during the childcare application review process.
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for childminders.
What schools, registered early years providers and childminders need to know about delivering the early years foundation stage (EYFS), and Ofsted inspections under the education inspection framework (EIF).
Find out what you’ll need and what you must do before you sign up to Tax-Free Childcare to get a payment provider account.
Guidance for providers of childcare on domestic and non-domestic premises who want to expand their registered setting into new premises.
Find out if you have the qualifications and experience to contract as an Ofsted inspector for childminders, day care and other childcare providers.
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.
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.
How virtual school heads should manage the school-age pupil premium and the early years pupil premium for looked-after children.
You will not be able to reset your Government Gateway credentials without the email address you used to create your account.
Non-statutory guidance for schools, responsible bodies and childcare providers looking to open or expand school-based nursery provision.
List of early years initial teacher training (ITT) providers.
Career planning information and tools for those interested in working in the early years education sector.
Your electronic device will need to meet certain specifications to allow you to work as an Ofsted inspector.
Guidance for anyone wanting to register and operate as a childminder agency.
Ofsted guides for parents about different types of early years settings and how they are inspected.
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for those wishing to become childcare providers.
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