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This service specification is for local authorities commissioning health visitors and school nurses, for public health services for children aged 0 to 19.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
Tool with evidence, guidance, information and resources to support local implementation of the healthy child programme.
When and how to register with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a children's home or secure children's home.
You must apply to register with Ofsted if you are the registered person, a registered individual or the nominated individual of a daycare.
Definition of child sexual exploitation, potential vulnerabilities and indicators of abuse and appropriate action to take in response.
Use this guide to help you write down your child maintenance arrangement with your child's other parent.
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.
Guidance for local authorities on the national minimum standards for providing fostering services.
Information for social care providers and managers on how to register with Ofsted and about the registration process.
Meningococcal immunisation information for public health professionals.
You can use this service to register your interest in contracting as an Ofsted inspector.
What providers need to know about registering with Ofsted and running or closing a supported accommodation service.
How local authorities and early years settings should provide the entitlement for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds.
Example menus and useful guidance for early years settings to help meet the Early Years Foundation Stage requirements for food and drink.
Nursing and other qualifications that cannot be counted in the early years foundation stage (EYFS) staff:child ratios.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder and registered with Ofsted on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register.
A guide for early years settings on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability.
A guide on the support system for children and young people with special educational needs and disability (SEND).
Apply to connect people to a supported accommodation service.
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