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There are 2 Ofsted registers: the Early Years Register and the Childcare Register. Find out which to join and how to change registers.
Management information aggregated and published monthly, and publications of inspections and outcomes from 2005 to 2015 and 2015 to 2019.
Find out when you'll be inspected by Ofsted, how to prepare, how you'll be inspected and how you'll be graded
Guidance for Ofsted staff on registering childcare providers and childminder agencies.
Find out how to create a Government Gateway account to use Ofsted's services, or reset your sign in credentials.
Find out what you must do to register as a childcare provider with Ofsted, as well as how you must run certain parts of your service.
The Ofsted Big Listen seeks views across our work, from schools and children’s social care to teacher training and early years.
An Ofsted subject report on the quality of English in primary and secondary schools in England.
Information for social care providers and managers on how to register with Ofsted and about the registration process.
An Ofsted subject report into factors that influence the quality of religious education (RE) in schools in England.
This guide gives a summary of what providers should expect and what they need to do as part of an Ofsted inspection.
The application process for nannies (also known as home childcarers), including what you need to do before you apply, fees, and changes once you're registered.
Find out how to register as a children's social care service in England, as well as what you need to update Ofsted about and how to do so.
This guidance explains what providers of children’s homes must do under the law when recruiting and employing staff.
You must tell Ofsted about the premises you want to include in your application to register a nursery or other daycare organisation.
The application process for nurseries, playgroups, before- and after-school clubs and other daycare. This includes fees, who should apply and making changes once you're registered.
We publish data and statistics on early years and childcare, schools, further education and skills, teacher development and children and families' services inspections and outcomes.
How to share concerns about children’s social care services with Ofsted, including whistleblowing, and what we will do with the information.
Management information published 3 times a year in the interests of transparency.
An Ofsted subject report on the quality of science education in primary and secondary schools in England.
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