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Guidance for childcare providers on when you must register with Ofsted or a childminder agency, when you cannot register, and when you do not have to.
Find out when you must apply to register if you want to set up a daycare organisation for children.
Non-statutory guidance for schools, responsible bodies and childcare providers looking to open or expand school-based nursery provision.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare.
Information for childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises wishing to register with a childminder agency.
Childcare services can display this poster. It has information about our responsibilities and how parents can contact us.
Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
You must tell Ofsted about changes to those responsible for a daycare organisation, and for a home where daycare takes place, and also who is living or working there.
How to sign in and update your account details and nominate a delegate.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder and registered with Ofsted on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
How educational and childcare settings should plan for and deal with emergencies, including significant public health incidents and severe weather.
Use this service if you want to apply to join the compulsory or voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.
Find out how to pay an Ofsted invoice in relation to your childcare business or children's social care service.
You can use this service to register your interest in contracting as an Ofsted inspector.
Application guidance for childminders who provide care solely from somewhere other than a home.
Ofsted's policy on how we regulate childcare providers explains what we may do if a provider is not following the regulations.
How you make an application for recognition of overseas qualifications to work in an early years setting in England.
Guidance for employers in early years, schools and colleges on first aid provision.
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