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Introduction to Ofsted's role in registering childcare and the legal basis for our work.
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Ofsted’s safeguarding policy and guidance for inspectors on handling safeguarding disclosures.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Ofsted guides for parents about different types of early years settings and how they are inspected.
Guidance for registered providers and managers on telling Ofsted about changes and how to apply for changes to any conditions of registration.
A leaflet for parents and carers of children whose school is due for inspection.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects boarding schools and residential special schools.
Application forms to complete to register with Ofsted.
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Guidance for providers on registering a children’s home with Ofsted when the care and accommodation is provided in more than one building.
Guidance on how Ofsted inspects residential family centres.
Guidance for inspectors carrying out a joint targeted area inspection (JTAI) of the multi-agency response to serious youth violence in a local authority area in England.
How Ofsted regulates applicants and childcare services that are only on the Childcare Register.
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.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage an independent fostering agency.
Handbook for inspecting education, skills and work activities in prisons and young offender institutions.
Guidance for providers, social workers and placement commissioners on placing children, subject to a deprivation of liberty order (DoL), in unregistered settings.
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