tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/guidance-and-regulation Guidance and regulation 2026-04-15T12:00:02+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/school-age-childcare-guidance-for-schools 2026-04-15T12:00:02+01:00 School-age childcare guidance for schools Guidance for schools and academy trusts on how to set up and deliver school-age childcare provision and their role in supporting families to access provision during term times and holidays. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/local-authority-capacity-support-funding 2026-04-15T12:00:02+01:00 School-age childcare sufficiency funding for local authorities Guidance for local authorities on the local authority capacity support funding for school-age childcare. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/holiday-activities-and-food-programme 2026-04-01T10:00:01+01:00 Holiday activities and food programme Guidance for local authorities that will receive funding to deliver the holiday activities and food programme. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/early-education-and-childcare--2 2026-04-01T09:00:07+01:00 Early education and childcare Statutory guidance for local authorities on the provision of early education and childcare. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/best-start-family-hubs-and-healthy-babies-guidance-for-local-authorities 2026-03-30T12:00:01+01:00 Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies: guidance for local authorities How local authorities should implement Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies services. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/inclusive-early-years-fund-2026-to-2027 2026-03-25T10:09:06+00:00 Inclusive early years fund: 2026 to 2027 Additional funding for local authorities delivering the government’s free early years entitlements programme. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/delivery-of-the-healthy-child-programme 2026-03-12T09:30:05+00:00 Delivery of the healthy child programme The principles underlying the programme and the expectations that public health nursing teams are expected to meet when delivering services in England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/healthy-child-programme-commissioning-public-health-nursing-services 2026-03-12T09:30:03+00:00 Healthy child programme: commissioning public health nursing services How commissioners should establish, monitor and assure the quality of public health nursing services delivered under the healthy child programme in England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/information-sharing-agreement-template 2026-03-05T15:50:54+00:00 Information sharing agreement template A template that childminder agencies and local authorities can use to create an agreement around information sharing and collaborative working. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/healthy-child-programme-supplementary-guidance-for-completing-the-community-services-data-set 2026-02-27T14:09:00+00:00 Healthy child programme: supplementary guidance for completing the Community Services Data Set Guidance for providers of healthy child programme services on the completion of data tables and fields in the Community Services Data Set (CSDS). tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/holiday-activities-and-food-programme-grant-allocations 2026-02-20T14:24:02+00:00 Holiday activities and food programme: grant allocations Local authority allocations for the holiday activities and food programme, and local authority support for school-age childcare. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/healthy-child-programme-high-impact-area-framework 2026-02-12T15:26:09+00:00 Healthy child programme: ages 0 to 19 high-impact area framework The areas of public health where health visiting and school nursing teams in England can have the greatest impact. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/free-early-years-provision-and-childcare-model-agreement 2026-02-09T09:00:06+00:00 Free early years provision and childcare: model agreement Information local authorities should include in their agreements with early years providers to deliver free entitlements. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/wraparound-childcare-guidance-for-local-authorities 2026-01-23T14:47:45+00:00 Wraparound childcare: guidance for local authorities The funding available to local authorities since September 2024 to expand wraparound care, and their role in delivering it. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/early-years-benchmarking-tool 2025-12-16T16:09:30+00:00 Early years funding benchmarking tool Information on indicators of local authority early education services, and ways to compare an individual local authority to other local authorities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/early-years-entitlements-expansion-system-guidance 2025-05-30T15:31:44+01:00 Early years entitlements expansion: system guidance Technical information for local authorities and software suppliers preparing for the early education and childcare entitlements expansions. 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/30-hours-free-childcare-la-and-early-years-provider-guide 2025-02-21T00:01:03+00:00 30 hours free childcare: local authority and early years provider guide How local authorities and early years settings should provide the entitlement for 2, 3 and 4-year-olds. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/how-to-set-up-your-start-for-life-parent-and-carer-panel-local-authority-guidance 2023-02-13T16:06:06+00:00 How to set up your Start for Life parent and carer panel: local authority guidance This implementation guidance supports local authorities to include the voices of families as they design, deliver and improve their Start for Life offer. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/how-to-publish-your-local-start-for-life-offer-local-authority-guidance 2023-02-09T00:15:00+00:00 How to publish your local Start for Life offer: local authority guidance Guidance to support local authorities in England to develop and promote their local Start for Life offers.