Wraparound care Ofsted registration: what to publish on your school website
If your school runs a breakfast or after-school club for children under 8 that needs Ofsted registration, your website needs to say it's registered.
Check this on my websiteWho it applies to
- Published on
- The school's own website
- School type
- Academies and maintained schools
- School stage
- Infant, primary, junior, all-through and special
- Only applies to
- Schools offering before/after-school care for children under 8 that is not exempt
- Does not apply to
- No school types are excluded
When it's due
Keep it up to date
There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
What's needed
State on the wraparound care page on your website that any breakfast or after-school club the school runs is registered with Ofsted as a childcare provider.
What it must contain
No parts listedThe official sources name no separate parts for this requirement. We check that it is published and easy to find.
What the official sources say
Set out in 1 official source:
Register with Ofsted: childcare and the law
Most providers caring for children under 8 years old for more than 2 hours a day in England must register with Ofsted.
Must: Required by law, statutory guidance or the academy's funding agreement.§ Childcare and the law, paragraph 2
Questions schools ask
Do schools have to say their breakfast club is registered with Ofsted?
Academies and maintained schools must. It only applies to schools offering before/after-school care for children under 8 that is not exempt.
When does the wraparound care statement need updating?
Keep it up to date. There's no fixed date. Update it whenever something changes.
Where does the requirement for the wraparound care registration come from?
It is set out in Register with Ofsted: childcare and the law.
Recent changes to the official guidance
None of the published updates to the official sources change this requirement.
We last checked these sources on 21 September 2026.
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Official wording that does not apply to schools (2)
However, there are some exemptions when you do not have to register with Ofsted
Childcare exemptions are set out in Childcare (Exemptions from Registration) Order (SI 2008/ No 979)
Official sources last checked 21 September 2026 · register version 1.0.4