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Childcare services can display this poster. It has information about our responsibilities and how parents can contact us.
Definition of child sexual exploitation, potential vulnerabilities and indicators of abuse and appropriate action to take in response.
How local authorities must meet their duty to ensure children with health needs receive a good education.
Use this service if you want to apply to join the compulsory or voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.
Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder and registered with Ofsted on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
How local authorities and early years settings should provide the entitlement for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds.
Find out how misconduct in the teaching profession is regulated, investigated and managed.
Eligible new childminders can apply for a start-up grant to recover the cost of registering as a childminder.
How educational and childcare settings should plan for and deal with emergencies, including significant public health incidents and severe weather.
An overview of Ofsted's registration process for adoption agencies, fostering agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a supported accommodation service.
How to share concerns about children’s social care services with Ofsted, including whistleblowing, and what we will do with the information.
You must tell Ofsted about changes to certain people in your organisation or to your premises.
When and how to register with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a children's home or secure children's home.
How local authorities should extend the virtual school head role to promote the education of children with a social worker and children in kinship care.
What providers need to know about registering with Ofsted and running or closing a supported accommodation service.
Apply to connect people to a supported accommodation service.
This guidance explains what providers of children’s homes must do under the law when recruiting and employing staff.
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.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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