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Details of immunisations for children between 2 and 5 years, before they start school.
Find out when you must apply to register if you want to set up a daycare organisation for children.
Meningococcal immunisation information for public health professionals.
Find out about the 2 maternity benefits available under the social security scheme: Statutory Maternity Pay and Maternity Allowance.
Find out whether you need to tell Ofsted about an accident, injury or illness a child suffers while in your care.
Safeguarding guidance, e-learning and resources for providers of after-school clubs, activities and tuition, and other out-of-school settings.
Statutory guidance on the principles behind children’s social care, its purpose, factors enabling good practice and what it should achieve.
How education settings should prepare for and respond to terrorism and other major incidents.
Information for local authorities that will receive funding to support disadvantaged children during the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays.
Eligible new childminders can apply for a start-up grant to recover the cost of registering as a childminder.
Information for childminders and providers of childcare on domestic premises wishing to register with a childminder agency.
Reset your password on your Government Gateway account so you can access Ofsted services.
How Ofsted regulates childcare and what parents should do if they have concerns about their provider.
An overview of Ofsted's registration process for adoption agencies, fostering agencies, children’s homes, residential family centres and residential holiday schemes for disabled children.
Guidance to help those who work in early years settings consider their practice and to take steps to safeguard both children and adults online.
A report from the Chief Medical Officers in the UK on the amount and type of physical activity people should be doing to improve their health.
Information for social care providers and managers on how to register with Ofsted and about the registration process.
Our expectations of inspectors and providers during inspection or wider regulatory activity.
When and how to register with Ofsted if you want to open or manage a children's home or secure children's home.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in a supported accommodation service.
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