Ofsted
Introduction
You will need to complete a health declaration form before you register with Ofsted to look after or care for children.
Please complete a form if:
- youre applying to register as a childminder on the Early Years Register
- youre registering as the manager of childcare on domestic premises
- youre applying to register as a social care establishment, agency or manager
- Ofsted has asked you to complete it because we need more information (for example, if you live with a childminder or if you own a nursery)
Find out more about how to register childcare or childrens social care.
Social care applications
From 1 April 2024 a health declaration, signed by your GP, is no longer required for childrens social care applicants. If you are a social care applicant, you must declare your current health using the childrens social care health form. You do not need to send the form to your GP as part of your application to be registered as or connected to a childrens social care provider.
If you need any help completing the form, please telephone us on 0300 123 1231 or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk.
Completing the health declaration form
The health declaration form continues to reference social care applications while we are updating it. If you are a social care applicant please follow the guidance above and do not complete this form.
All early years applicants must complete this form.
Fill in section A, the relevant part of section B and the declaration.
Contact your GP to fill in section C. GPs may charge a fee for doing this.
Either scan or photograph the document and send with your unique reference number (URN) to enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk.
Completing the childrens social care health form
All childrens social care applicants must complete this form.
Fill in section A, section B and the statement of self-declaration.
Send the form to enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk.
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