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Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.
You must tell Ofsted about new people aged 16 or over who live or work in the home you look after children in within 14 days. This includes children who turn 16.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare.
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.
Statutory guidance for schools about employing staff who have been disqualified from providing childcare.
Use this service if you want to apply to join the compulsory or voluntary parts of the Childcare Register.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.
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 educational and childcare settings should plan for and deal with emergencies, including significant public health incidents and severe weather.
Guidance for employers in early years, schools and colleges on first aid provision.
Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online.
Nannies registered with Ofsted must follow these requirements.
You can use this service to register your interest in contracting as an Ofsted inspector.
How you make an application for recognition of overseas qualifications to work in an early years setting in England.
Information for early years practitioners about stronger practice hubs.
Guidance on checks we will carry out on anyone associated with Ofsted-registered childcare.
You must tell Ofsted about the premises you want to include in your application to register a nursery or other daycare organisation.
Nursing and other qualifications that cannot be counted in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) staff:child ratios.
Ofsted's policy on how we regulate childcare providers explains what we may do if a provider is not following the regulations.
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