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The standards that school and childcare providers must meet for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5.
If you pay for childcare while you go to work, Universal Credit can pay some of your childcare costs.
Non-statutory curriculum guidance for the early years foundation stage.
Introduction No job is more important than working with children in the…
Sign in, manage and use your online account to receive payments from parents.
UK qualifications that meet Department for Education (DfE) criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage statutory framework staff:child ratios.
Helping early years providers offer healthy, balanced and nutritious food.
Find out how to sign up to Tax-Free Childcare and get a childcare provider account to receive payments from parents using Tax-Free Childcare.
How managers can check an early years qualification is approved by DfE and see if the holder can count in staff:child ratios in an early years setting in England.
You might need to create a new Government Gateway account if you have forgotten both your user ID and password.
This framework sets out Ofsted's inspection principles and the main judgements that inspectors make.
How to get a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if you want to look after children for a living: who needs a check, what it costs and how long it takes.
You must apply to Ofsted if you want to take up a governance position in a daycare organisation, or if you start living or working in a home where daycare takes place.
Find out what information you will need to create and use a Government Gateway account so that you can use Ofsted's services.
Ofsted-registered childminders, nannies, nurseries and other daycare must use this service to report significant events affecting their childcare within 14 days.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare.
Guidance to provide support for early years practitioners when completing the early years foundation stage (EYFS) progress check at age 2.
How to sign in and update your account details and nominate a delegate.
Ofsted guidance on inspecting registered early years and childcare providers under the education inspection framework.
Health declaration forms for childminders and people who work in childcare or children's social care.
Guidance for childminders, nannies and other registered childcare providers with examples of what Ofsted considers to be a significant event.
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