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Funding for free hours has failed to keep pace with inflation, research finds. Picture: Feedback/Adobe Stock

News 27 September 2023

Fewer disadvantaged two-year-olds 'eligible for funded childcare'

News 26 September 2023

Inside CYP Now this October: Residential care special, custody restraint ban, case recording advice

Almost 900 children in sibling groups are waiting for adoption. Picture: pressmaster/Adobe Stock

News 26 September 2023

Voluntary agencies publish sibling adoption guide

David Johnston was appointed in August. Picture: UK Parliament

Analysis 26 September 2023

Ministerial churn draws criticism

Handprinting sessions target vocabulary. Picture: Gorilla/Adobe Stock

Analysis 26 September 2023

Speech and language challenges

Teachers and schools feel they are not getting the support they need from external agencies. Picture: DGLimages/Adobe Stock

Analysis 26 September 2023

Crisis hits behaviour and safety in schools

No regulation mandates diaries be kept. Picture: Sata Production/Adobe Stock

Analysis 26 September 2023

Time to scrap the requirement of foster carers to keep diaries

Supervised brushing programmes are offered by the Dental Wellness Trust. Picture: Dental Wellness Trust

Analysis 26 September 2023

Dental problems erode learning

New guidance ‘strengthens the argument’ for moving away from metal handcuffs. Picture: Jan H. Andersen/Adobe Stock

Analysis 26 September 2023

Briefing: custody restraint ban

Siblings’ behaviour should always be considered in the context of the wider family. Picture: Sunny studio/Adobe Stock

Analysis 26 September 2023

Spotlight on sibling sexual abuse

Maureen McKenna: ‘Schools cannot do this on their own’

Features 26 September 2023

Interview: Maureen McKenna, education expert advising London’s VRU

Social workers must be mindful that the reports they fill out may be read one day by the children in care they are writing about. Picture: Krakenimages.com/Adobe Stock

Features 26 September 2023

The dos and don’ts of case recording

Children can be placed in residential care outside their local area due to a shortage of certain types of provision. Picture: Jevanto Productions/Adobe Stock

Other 26 September 2023

Residential Care: Key policy developments

Local authorities need to have sufficient resources to deliver their statutory duties. Picture: Yakobchuk Olena/Adobe Stock

Other 26 September 2023

The Big Debate: Will new regulations improve the standard of residential care?

Hull will open its 16th home by the end of the year, three of which can accommodate disabled children and young people. Picture: Monkey Business/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 26 September 2023

Hull invests so children in care stay connected