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Jacky Tiotto said Cafcass needs more flexibility in how it rewards staff to help it compete with local authorities. PIcture: Cafcass

News 3 October 2023

Cafcass boss: 'Enhanced employment package needed to drive down staff turnover'

Nursery closure rates are rising ahead of the government's planned expansion of funded childcare hours. Picture: Pixel-Shot/Adobe Stock

News 2 October 2023

Nursery closures increase by half in one year

One in 10 kinship carers said their household had run out of food within the previous two weeks. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 2 October 2023

Kinship carers 'consider giving up role' amid financial challenges

Blogs 2 October 2023

We need to act now to support Kinship Carers

Dr Lucy Peake is chief executive of national charity Kinship. Picture: Kinship

Blogs 2 October 2023

Allowing children to leave kinship care and enter the care system won’t just cost us money, it will be morally bankrupt

Becca Dove is head of Family Early Help at Camden Council. Picture: Becca Dove

Blogs 2 October 2023

Family Help: a new concept or an old ideal?

Phoenix Futures has been supporting families for more than 20 years and achieving positive outcomes. Picture: Phoenix Futures

Sponsored Features 2 October 2023

Breaking the family cycle of intergenerational trauma and addiction

The CYP Now Early Help Conference 2023 was attended by profressionals from across the sector. Picture: Amrit Virdi.

News 2 October 2023

CYP Now Early Help Conference 2023: Key debates and sector reaction

Young people will be offered jobs that give back to the community, The NCS Trust has said. Picture: NCS Trust.

News 2 October 2023

DCMS and NCS Trust to fund UK Year of Service programme

Dame Rachel de Souza is children's commissioner for England. Picture: Office of the Children's Commissioner for England

News 29 September 2023

Children’s commissioner criticises proposed use of pepper spray in YOIs

The Home Office has invested £4m into the initiative. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 29 September 2023

Home Office and YEF to invest in childhood trauma response training

Foster with North East aims to quash misconceptions around foster care. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 29 September 2023

North East launches foster care recruitment partnership

Children who share a bed describe feeling tired, anxious and embarrassed. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 29 September 2023

Boost financial support for families to reduce ‘bed poverty’, government urged

Andrea Leadsom is the government's early years adviser. Picture: UK Parliament

News 28 September 2023

Finding suitable buildings blocks quick roll-out of family hubs, Leadsom says

Around Around 100,000 children from the three countries are set to be eligible for support through the funding. Picture: Ministry of Defence

News 28 September 2023

Mental health fund for migrant children launches