We use some essential cookies to make this website work.
We’d like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services.
We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services.
You have accepted additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
You have rejected additional cookies. You can change your cookie settings at any time.
Departments, agencies and public bodies
News stories, speeches, letters and notices
Detailed guidance, regulations and rules
Reports, analysis and official statistics
Consultations and strategy
Data, Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports
Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to children living with domestic abuse, and links to the inspection reports.
Information for employers on supporting kinship carers in the workplace and how to be a kinship friendly employer.
Statutory guidance on early childhood services and Sure Start children's centres.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a JTAI of the multi-agency response to the identification of initial need and risk (often referred to as the ‘front door’).
Local authorities’ funding for the children’s social care strengthening families, protecting children (SFPC) programme.
Guide for local authorities submitting the children looked after data return for the year 2022 to 2023.
Statutory guidance on providing effective advocacy services for children and young people making a complaint under the children Act 1989.
Guidance on child protection cases and care orders where the child has links to a foreign country.
A guide to help young people living in children’s homes or foster care understand the 'Independent reviewing officers handbook'.
Guidance on supporting and protecting all children whose health and development is at risk because of neglect.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential provision of further education colleges.
UK Chief Medical Officers’ (CMO) commentary on ‘Screen-based activities and children and young people’s mental health and psychosocial wellbeing: a systematic map of reviews'.
This factsheet explains how the ASQ-3 tool will be used to collect data to monitor child development across England.
We publish these summaries when we or the setting need to take action to ensure they are meeting requirements.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects voluntary adoption agencies.
A list of promises for central and local government to make to young people moving out of care and into adulthood.
List of early years initial teacher training (ITT) providers.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a residential holiday scheme for disabled children.
Guide for local authorities submitting children in need census 2023 to 2024 returns.
Advice on symptoms, diagnosis, complications and treatment of measles.
Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
To help us improve GOV.UK, we’d like to know more about your visit today. Please fill in this survey (opens in a new tab).