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Early years and childcare: guidance for providers

Information for early years providers, childminders and nurseries including guidance on the early years foundation stage (EYFS), funding and training.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 1 September 2023

Early learning and childcare

• Early education and childcare
  • 1 January 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Supervision of activity with children
  • 10 September 2012
  • Statutory guidance
• Sure Start children's centres: guidance for local authorities
  • 15 April 2013
  • Statutory guidance
• SEND: guide for early years settings
  • 5 September 2014
  • Guidance

Early years foundation stage

• Early years foundation stage
• Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
  • 1 November 2024
  • Statutory guidance
• Early years foundation stage profile handbook
  • 9 October 2023
  • Guidance
• Progress check at age 2
  • 11 May 2022
  • Guidance
• Development Matters
  • 4 September 2023
  • Guidance

Providing childcare

• Become a childminder or nanny (England)
• Register as a childminder agency in England
• Sign up to Tax-Free Childcare if you’re a childcare provider
  • 21 October 2024
  • Guidance
• Sign in to your childcare provider account for Tax-Free Childcare
  • 21 October 2024
  • Guidance
• 30 hours free childcare: local authority and early years provider guide
  • 20 February 2024
  • Guidance

Standards, qualifications and training

• Early years teachers' standards
  • 11 July 2013
  • Guidance
• Check early years qualifications
  • 16 May 2024
  • Guidance
• Early years initial teacher training (ITT): a guide for employers
  • 23 October 2024
  • Guidance
• Early years initial teacher training: 2023 to 2024 funding guidance
  • 10 November 2023
  • Guidance

Inspection of early years and childcare providers

• Being inspected as a childminder or childcare provider
• Early years inspection handbook
  • 9 September 2024
  • Guidance

Published 1 September 2023