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Statutory guidance for local authorities and adoption agencies.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) of the multi-agency response to children and their families who need help in a local authority area in England.
What Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks you need to have in place and how Ofsted will check the use of the DBS checks and certificates on inspection.
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for childminders.
How to help different groups respond to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and alternative provision (AP) consultation.
Summary of the main changes and provisions of the act and how they may affect children and families.
Forms for supported accommodation providers to fill in for inspections under the social care common inspection framework (SCCIF).
'You're Welcome': standards to help improve the quality of, and access to, health and wellbeing services for young people.
Information local authorities should include in their agreements with early years providers to deliver free entitlements.
A quick reference guide to the childhood flu vaccines for winter 2024 to 2025.
Find out how you can still register with Ofsted if you provide childcare immediately before or after school for less than 2 hours in a day.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the assessment and approval process of foster carers for looked-after children.
Flu vaccination guidance and resources for schools.
Role description and qualification specification for early years special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs).
Guidance for special schools providing residential accommodation for any child.
Ofsted's policy on how we regulate children's social care establishments and agencies explains what we may do if a provider is not following the regulations.
How local authorities should collect and submit data to complete the children’s social work workforce census.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects independent fostering agencies.
Ofsted guides for parents about different types of early years settings and how they are inspected.
Factsheet about registering school-based provision of childcare with Ofsted.
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