Collection

Early years: regulation

Guidance on how Ofsted regulates childcare.

• From: Ofsted
• Published: 22 December 2022

Ofsted regulates a range of early years providers to make sure that they are suitable for children.

Regulation policy and frameworks

• Early years and childcare: Ofsted's enforcement policy
  • 1 November 2024
  • Guidance
• Framework for the regulation of providers on the Childcare Register
  • 1 November 2024
  • Guidance

Guidance for Ofsted staff

• Ofsted regulation of childcare: guidance for magistrates
  • 15 January 2013
  • Guidance
• Regulating childcare in women's refuges: guidance for Ofsted
  • 2 March 2023
  • Guidance
• Guidance on writing complaint and compliance action outcome summaries
  • 15 June 2022
  • Guidance
• Early years and childcare providers judged inadequate or not complying with requirements at inspection
  • 27 June 2023
  • Guidance
• Carrying out Childcare Register compliance inspections
  • 1 November 2024
  • Guidance

Resources for providers

• Ofsted's role in regulating childcare: poster for parents
  • 19 November 2024
  • Promotional material
• Suspending a childcare provider
  • 14 December 2021
  • Guidance
• How to object: guidance for childcare providers
  • 25 February 2016
  • Guidance
• How to appeal: guidance for childcare providers
  • 23 November 2021
  • Guidance
• Early years provision in schools: apply for disqualification waiver
  • 23 October 2018
  • Form
• Applying to waive disqualification: early years and childcare providers
  • 23 October 2018
  • Form

Requirements for providers

• Childminders on the compulsory Childcare Register: Ofsted requirements
  • 1 November 2024
  • Guidance
• Childminders on the voluntary Childcare Register: Ofsted requirements
  • 1 November 2024
  • Guidance
• Daycare providers on the compulsory Childcare Register: Ofsted requirements
  • 1 November 2024
  • Guidance
• Daycare providers on the voluntary Childcare Register: Ofsted requirements
  • 1 November 2024
  • Guidance
• Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
  • 1 November 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Nanny: Ofsted requirements
  • 7 March 2023
  • Guidance

Information that providers need to tell us

• Childminders: report new people in the setting
  • 1 November 2024
  • Guidance
• Childminders: tell Ofsted about adults leaving the home
  • 27 February 2024
  • Guidance
• Report a serious childcare incident
  • 19 August 2022
  • Guidance
• Childcare: reporting children’s accidents and injuries
  • 21 February 2022
  • Guidance

Information for parents

• Inspecting registered childcare providers: information for parents
  • 21 November 2024
  • Guidance

Published 22 December 2022