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Childminding is in need of some nurturing

27 August 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

The availability and quality of childminding is on the slide - this is the stark warning that emerges from two separate studies by Ofsted.

Editorial: Childcare proposals have political importance

23 April 2008, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

The think-tank Policy Exchange has proposed a bold alternative to childcare funding for under-threes this week, signalling a clear challenge to the present system. As revealed by CYP Now last...

Commissioner for Wales is up to the challenge

26 March 2008, Howard Williamson, Children & Young People Now

It was an "exceedingly drawn-out" appointments process, according to one Welsh politician. But Keith Towler came through the interviews, both with young people and politicians, to secure the position of...

Editorial: Discs blunder ups pressure on ContactPoint

28 November 2007, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

Fear can be very contagious. The "missing discs" debacle at HM Revenue & Customs has intensified security concerns about ContactPoint, the £224m database that will hold details of every child...

Editorial: Children's services remain colour-blind

31 October 2007, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

Findings of a study about engaging black and minority ethnic (BME) parents in children's services have been published by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (see p4). Given government...

Opinion: We must not lose sight of Sure Start's aim

19 September 2007, Ravi Chandiramani, Children & Young People Now

There has been much debate in recent weeks about the effectiveness of the government's Sure Start children's centre programme.

Support should continue from birth to 19

5 September 2007, Anne Longfield, Children & Young People Now

At the heart of the Every Child Matters reform is the ambition to improve outcomes and reduce inequalities for children and young people.