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Analysis

Childminder incentive payments have been described as 'paltry' in comparison to the challenges faced by the sector. Picture: Africa Studio/Adobe Stock

25 April 2023

Childminder payment plans

Derren Hayes Early Years

Food and energy bills are a 'daily worry' for some young carers. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

25 April 2023

Tackling rising cost of caring

Derren Hayes Social Care

National standards will set out what support should be made available to families. Picture: Ermolaev Alexandr/Adobe Stock

28 March 2023

SEND reforms get backing but concerns remain over delivery

Fiona Simpson Health

Early permanence gives child and carer an opportunity to establish a relationship. Picture: gpointstudio/Adobe Stock

28 March 2023

Establishing early permanence

John Simmonds Social Care

Providers are concerned the ratio changes could compromise the quality of care. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

28 March 2023

Implications of ratios change

Derren Hayes Early Years

A 2021 study found fear-based programmes could be potentially harmful to young people. Picture: petert2/Adobe Stock

28 March 2023

Questions over police use of knife images

Emily Harle Youth Justice

Children who feel safe are able to talk and listen, laugh and play, show care and nurture. Picture: Oksana Kuzmina/Adobe Stock

28 March 2023

Understanding neuroscience can help disadvantaged pupils achieve

Anna Smee Mental Health

The pandemic disrupted social support. Picture: Antonioguillem/Adobe Stock

28 March 2023

Young people face ‘unacceptable’ delays in eating disorder services

Megan Warren-Lister Health

The DfE has pledged to introduce a new framework for children’s social care including a dashboard to measure key outcomes. Picture: Вадим Каштанов/Adobe Stock

28 February 2023

Care Review response: funding fails to match scale of reforms

Fiona Simpson Social Care

The government hopes a regional model will increase the availability of care places. Picture: Fizkes/Adobe Stock

28 February 2023

Conflicted over commissioning

Derren Hayes Social Care

ACRS and ARAP arrivals are eligible for a package of support, including language help. Picture: Pressmaster/Adobe Stock

28 February 2023

Councils deliver support for child migrants as they adapt to UK life

Derren Hayes Social Care

Nursery provision in schools fits with the government’s agenda to improve children’s outcomes but there is concern such settings are not well suited for young children. Picture: Brian Díaz/Adobe Stock

28 February 2023

Schools to extend reach through more places for two-year-olds

Nicole Weinstein Early Years

Jane Parfrement: Local authority leadership “should represent the communities it serves”

28 February 2023

Factors for high DCS turnover

Emily Harle Management

Denying charges of ‘cherry picking’, providers argue they have a responsibility to match the needs of children to others in their care. Picture: Synthex/Adobe Stock

31 January 2023

Children's care providers dispute ‘harmful’ profiteering rhetoric

Fiona Simpson Social Care

Research has found year-on-year decreases in numbers of teachers of the deaf. Picture: Mediteraneo/Adobe Stock

31 January 2023

Loss of support for deaf children

Derren Hayes Health