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How local authorities should notify incidents to the Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder registered with Ofsted on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
How local authorities should collect data from social care services to complete the annual children in need census.
What providers need to know before reporting changes to Ofsted.
Volume 3: statutory guidance for local authorities on helping care leavers aged 16 and 17 prepare for adulthood.
Form to send to Ofsted to cancel your registration.
Infographics explaining the physical activity needed for general health benefits for women in pregnancy and after giving birth.
Tell Ofsted about changes to your supported accommodation service.
Information about the BCG vaccination being offered to protect your baby against tuberculosis (TB).
Guidance for joint targeted area inspections (JTAIs) of the multi-agency response to children who are victims of domestic abuse.
Statutory guidance for local authorities and their partners to stop children going missing and to protect those who do.
Information about the SFPC programme to help safely reduce the number of children entering care.
Ofsted’s position on Disclosure and Barring (DBS) checks for childcare providers who register with Ofsted.
Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered daycare provider on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register.
Explore the impact of parental conflict on children and young people.
Guide for local authorities submitting children’s social work workforce returns for 2024 and 2025.
What providers need to know about the process of connecting people to a supported accommodation service.
Guidance on running the National Child Measurement Programme, which collects the height and weight of reception and year 6 children across England every year.
Career planning information and tools for those interested in working in the early years education sector.
Guidance for local authorities and schools dealing with adults who have legal rights and responsibilities for a child.
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