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Children's social care: when and how to register with Ofsted
Guidance about types of children's social care provider and Ofsted's registration process.
You must register with Ofsted to open, run or manage:
- an adoption support agency
- a children’s home or secure children’s home
- an independent fostering agency
- a residential family centre
- a residential holiday scheme for disabled children
- a voluntary adoption agency
Introductory guides
Guidance on different types of provider that must register with Ofsted. Please read this before making an application.
Registration guidance
How to apply
Updates to this page
Published 13 February 2015
Last updated 21 June 2016 + show all updates
Last updated 21 June 2016 + show all updates
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Residential family centre and residential holiday scheme for disabled children guidance updated to reflect June 2016 amendments to their inspection frameworks.
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First published.