tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation Guidance and regulation 2025-05-19T15:52:10+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/early-years-continuing-professional-development-and-support 2025-05-19T15:52:10+01:00 Early years continuing professional development and support Information for the early years sector on continuing professional development and sources of support and guidance. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/early-years-stronger-practice-hubs 2025-05-16T09:33:53+01:00 Early years stronger practice hubs Information for early years practitioners about stronger practice hubs. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/early-years-qualifications-achieved-in-england 2025-05-08T09:30:08+01:00 Early years qualifications list: UK only UK qualifications that meet the Department for Education (DfE) criteria for counting in the early years foundation stage statutory framework staff:child ratios. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/universal-credit-childcare-costs 2025-05-06T16:18:31+01:00 Universal Credit childcare costs If you pay for childcare while you go to work, Universal Credit can pay some of your childcare costs. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/protective-security-and-preparedness-for-education-settings 2025-04-28T15:59:34+01:00 Protective security and preparedness for education settings How education settings should prepare for and respond to terrorism and other major incidents. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/early-years-census-technical-specification 2025-04-17T14:42:33+01:00 Early years census: technical specification Technical specification and validation rules for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the early years census 2026. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/improving-oral-health-supervised-tooth-brushing-programme-toolkit 2025-04-17T14:22:34+01:00 Improving oral health: supervised toothbrushing programme toolkit A toolkit to support commissioning of supervised toothbrushing programmes in early years settings and schools. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-nutrition 2025-04-17T09:30:04+01:00 Early Years Foundation Stage nutrition Helping early years providers offer healthy, balanced and nutritious food. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/get-a-dbs-check-if-you-live-or-work-in-a-childcare-setting 2025-04-15T09:30:01+01:00 Get a DBS check if you live or work in a childcare setting 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. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/publication-of-outcome-summaries 2025-04-11T09:30:02+01:00 Publication of outcome summaries We publish these summaries when we or the setting need to take action to ensure they are meeting the requirements for registration. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/daycare-providers-on-the-voluntary-childcare-register-ofsted-requirements 2025-04-10T09:30:07+01:00 Daycare providers on the voluntary Childcare Register: Ofsted requirements Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered daycare provider on the voluntary part of the Childcare Register. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/daycare-providers-on-the-compulsory-childcare-register-ofsted-requirements 2025-04-10T09:30:03+01:00 Daycare providers on the compulsory Childcare Register: Ofsted requirements Requirements you must meet if you are an Ofsted-registered out of school club, nursery or other type of daycare on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/apply-to-join-the-childcare-register-cr1 2025-04-10T09:30:03+01:00 Apply to join the Childcare Register (CR1) Use this service if you want to apply to join the compulsory or voluntary parts of the Childcare Register. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/childminders-on-the-compulsory-childcare-register-ofsted-requirements 2025-04-10T09:30:03+01:00 Childminders on the compulsory Childcare Register: Ofsted requirements Requirements you must meet if you are a childminder and registered with Ofsted on the compulsory part of the Childcare Register. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/establishing-school-based-nursery-provision 2025-04-02T11:24:24+01:00 Establishing school-based nursery provision Non-statutory guidance for schools, responsible bodies and childcare providers looking to open or expand school-based nursery provision. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/tax-free-childcare-service-service-availability-and-issues 2025-03-21T09:43:16+00:00 Childcare service: service availability and issues Check the availability and any issues affecting the Childcare service. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/guidance/check-an-early-years-qualification 2025-03-20T10:00:00+00:00 Check an early years qualification How managers can check an early years qualification is approved by DfE and see if the holder can count in staff:child ratios in an early years setting in England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/early-years-qualifications-achieved-outside-england 2025-03-20T10:00:00+00:00 Early years qualifications achieved outside the UK How you make an application for recognition of non-UK qualifications to work in an early years setting in England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/holiday-activities-and-food-programme 2025-03-10T10:08:02+00:00 Holiday activities and food programme Information for local authorities that will receive funding to support disadvantaged children during the Easter, summer and Christmas holidays. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/experience-based-route-for-early-years-staff 2025-03-03T09:30:04+00:00 Experience-based route for early years staff How early years providers can implement the experience-based route for staff who do not hold full and relevant qualifications.