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Guidance on how Ofsted inspects independent fostering agencies.
This explains how to get a Disclosure and Barring Service check if you are aged 16 or over and you live or work in a childcare setting.
Introduction to Ofsted's role in registering childcare and the legal basis for our work.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a JTAI of the multi-agency response to the identification of initial need and risk (often referred to as the ‘front door’).
A guide for inspectors about physical intervention and restrictions of liberty.
Ofsted guides for parents about different types of early years settings and how they are inspected.
This is a presentation of the pre-registration briefing for those wishing to become childcare providers.
You will not be able to reset your Government Gateway credentials without the email address you used to create your account.
This document provides guidance to help Ofsted inspectors in carrying out additional inspections of independent schools.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a residential family centre.
Your electronic device will need to meet certain specifications to allow you to work as an Ofsted inspector.
This guide is for providers and commissioners to help them understand the registration requirements with CQC and Ofsted and when to register with one or both regulatory bodies.
A leaflet for parents and carers of children whose school is due for inspection.
This guide explains how we select new schools and schools that undergo significant changes for inspection.
Guidance for childminder agencies on registering with Ofsted, including the process, fees and requirements. It sets out the legal background and the extent of our regulatory powers.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential family centres.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage an independent fostering agency.
This is the risk assessment process that Ofsted uses when scheduling inspections of good state-funded primary and secondary schools.
Guidance for registered providers and managers on telling Ofsted about changes and how to apply for changes to any conditions of registration.
Guidance for providers on registering a children’s home with Ofsted when the care and accommodation is provided in more than one building.
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