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Childcare services can display this poster. It has information about our responsibilities and how parents can contact us.
Information local authorities should include in their agreements with early years providers to deliver free entitlements.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered daycare provider on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
What early years settings must do to apply for an exemption from the early years foundation stage (EYFS).
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for childminders.
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
Apply to work on non-domestic premises for up to half of your time.
What schools, registered early years providers and childminders need to know about delivering the early years foundation stage (EYFS), and Ofsted inspections under the education inspection framework (EIF).
Guidance for applicants and registered providers of childcare on domestic premises.
Find out if you have the qualifications and experience to contract as an Ofsted inspector for childminders, daycares and other childcare providers.
Find out if you must apply to join the compulsory part of the Childcare Register instead of one of the other types of childcare provider.
Form to send to Ofsted to cancel your registration.
Guidance for applicants on what to expect from Ofsted during the childcare application review process.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Role description and qualification specification for early years special educational needs coordinators (SENCOs).
How virtual school heads should manage the school-age pupil premium and the early years pupil premium for looked-after children.
Factsheet about registering school-based provision of childcare with Ofsted.
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.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Information for providers, parents and carers about what happens when we suspend a childcare provider’s registration.
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