Manchester councillors are set to debate proposals for the city's early years service, which will keep all children's centres open and increase the outreach service, but gradually close council-run daycare services.
There is wide variation in the take-up of the free entitlement to early education for three- and four-year-olds across England, with children from the most disadvantaged families less likely to use their allowance, the National Audit Office (NAO) has found.
Protests against cuts to youth services are gathering pace after young people marched in Derbyshire and an online petition calling on government to ringfence funding passed 1,000 signatures.
Strong partnerships between social workers and other agencies are integral throughout any child protection case, two experts have warned following a BBC documentary about a social work team in Bristol.
Plans to close City YMCA's largest hostel will leave 250 young people in need of rehousing, the London-based charity has warned.
Inspections of adoption services have been too lenient in the past, the deputy chief inspector of Ofsted has admitted.
Nearly four in 10 social workers do not feel they have sufficient time to work effectively with children and young people, a survey by Ofsted has found.
More young people believed they could get into university after spending six months on a mentoring programme, a study has found.
The coalition government has moved to scupper House of Lords opposition to controversial welfare reforms by invoking a rarely used 340-year-old rule to ensure parliament approves the measures.
Funding of £10m to train thousands of new volunteer leaders for youth groups like the Scouts, Girlguiding UK and Police Cadets has been announced by Communities Secretary Eric Pickles.
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