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The cost of holiday childcare places has increased for all parents, research finds. Picture: Wavebreak3/Adobe Stock

News 19 July 2024

Disabled children among hardest hit by lack of holiday childcare places

Halton includes the areas of Widnes and Runcorn. Picture: Paul/Adobe Stock

News 18 July 2024

Ofsted finds ‘significant deterioration’ in quality of support at council's children's services

Martyn Oliver was appointed as Ofsted's chief inspector last year. Picture: UK Government

News 18 July 2024

Ofsted chief suggests end of single-word judgments could be announced ‘within weeks’

Janet Daby: ‘I very much believe in early intervention like keeping families together’

News 18 July 2024

Janet Daby to hold children’s minister brief, DfE official confirms

The programme is designed to connect family members. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 17 July 2024

Councils share £30mn to help children in care build relationships with friends and family

Researchers are calling for multi-agency guidance to be updated. Picture: Valerii Honcharuk/Adobe Stock

News 17 July 2024

Funding, policy and training gaps 'leaving SEND children at risk of exploitation'

Grimsby and Cleethopres were alongside Blackpool and Rochdale as the toughest places to live for young women. Picture: Adobe Stock/Wirestock

News 17 July 2024

North East Lincolnshire ranked as toughest place for girls to grow up

King Charles III delivers his first King's Speech under a Labour government. Picture: Parliament TV

News 17 July 2024

King’s Speech 2024: Children’s mental health and wellbeing central to proposed legislation

King Charles III delivers his first King's Speech under a Labour government. Picture: BBC

News 17 July 2024

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

The cross-government unit will be based in the Cabinet Office. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 17 July 2024

Government announces new child poverty unit

Violence at Feltham YOI soared last summer, inspectors found. Picture: HMI Prisons

News 16 July 2024

Incidents of violence increase by more than 50% at Feltham YOI

Yvette Stanley: 'The homes are still in the wrong places.' Picture: Ofsted

News 16 July 2024

Ofsted figures highlight regional disparity in children’s home placements

Children aged five, 11 and 19 have fallen further behind their peers, experts say. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

News 16 July 2024

Young children with SEND face ‘widest attainment gap on record’

NHS trusts are calling for children's health and wellbeing to be considered more in national policy. Picture: Adobe Stock/ romul014

News 15 July 2024

NHS trusts struggling to cope with demand for children's support, study finds

Leicestershire County Council is among those to be rated 'outstanding' by Ofsted. Picture: Leicestershire County Council

News 15 July 2024

‘Outstanding’ council receives praise for child-centred social work