At the Childminding Café we have created and published over 150 unique policies, procedures and other resources for our childminding members to download. Here is a selection of documents published by the Department for education and Ofsted that we refer to in some of our blogs, newsletters, Q&A’s and resources.
We will try to keep the most updated versions on this page, however please check the date on the front cover to ensure they are still relevant.
Department of Education
The Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) 2021
Changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) 2021
Inspecting safeguarding in early years_education_and_skills_settings_change_document_Aug_2021
The Statutory Guidance for the Early Years Foundations Stage Framework September 14
The Statutory Guidance for the Early Years Foundation Stage framework March 2012
SEND-Code of_Practice – from Sept 2014
SEND-Early Years Guide to the 0-25 SEND Code of Practice
SEND Code of Practice Revised April 2020
Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage
Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage 2021
Progress check at age Two: A-Know-How-Guide
Progress check at age Two Guidance 2022
Working Together to Safeguard Children – April 13
Working Together to Safeguard Children Guide 2018 – revised July 2022
Working Together to Safeguard Children Statutory Framework 2018
Evaluation schedule for inspections of registered early years provision from November 2013
Early Years Inspection Handbook updated July 2022
Conducting early years inspections from November 2013
Conducting Early Years Inspections – updated July 2021
Education Inspection Framework – July 2022
Early years report template with guidance from November 2013
Framework for the regulation of provision on the Early Years Register from November 2013
Regulation_of_Childcare_Response_final February 2014
Ofsted
Wales – National Minimum Standards 2016
Wales New Inspection Framework 151202
Early Years Inspection Handbook from September 2015
The_common_inspection_framework_education_skills_and_early_years from September 2015
Guide to registration on the Early Years Register from September 2014
Guide to registration on the Childcare Register from September 2014
Framework for the regulation of provision on the Childcare Register from September 2014
Childcare Register requirements – cm and hc from September 2014
Childcare Register requirements – nd or dp from September 2014
Evaluation schedule for inspections of registered early years provision from September 2014
Conducting Childcare Register inspections from September 2014
Conducting early years inspections from September 2014
Requirements for written documents childminders delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage
Ofsted factsheet: Number and ages of children a provider can look after
Requirements for risk assessments
Ofsted- Registration not required
Disclosure and Barring service checks for those providers who register with Ofsted
Guidance on inspecting providers registered on both the Childcare and the Early Years Registers
Factsheet – Childcare on domestic premises July 13
Monitoring visits for early years provision judged as inadequate January 14
The next steps when a provider is judged inadequate or is not complying with requirements (1)
Are you ready for your inspection Childcare and Early Years Registers from September 2012 April 2014
