This page is a source of guideline policies and documents written by the Childminding Support Team. The policies are written in Word so that you are able to use and adapt them to reflect your own setting

Here you will also find current Ofsted and Department for Education (DforE) documents which are relevant to your work.

Here are the links to the updated 2025 Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework  and the non-statutory guidance documents Development Matters  and Birth to 5 Matters

Here is the link to the NEW  Early years inspection toolkit This toolkit sets out the areas that will be evaluated and graded on inspections of registered early years and childcare provision

Here is the link to the Public Health England: Exclusion Table

Here is the link to information on infection control, immunisations and managing pets from Public Health England