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Shadow children and early years minister Helen Hayes. Picture: Parliament UK

News 6 October 2022

Helen Hayes brands plans to relax childcare ratios 'nonsense'

Helen Hayes is shadow early years minister. Picture: Parliament UK

News 5 October 2022

Churn of DfE ministers ‘frustrating’ for sector, shadow minister says

School leavers from ethnic minority backgrounds are more likely to take jobs lacking in progression, research finds. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 5 October 2022

Mental health and cost-of-living crisis ‘double threat’ to young ethnic minority people

Children's homes run by profit-making providers are less likely to have high Ofsted ratings, analysis shows. Picture: AdobeStock/Alex Fedorenko

News 5 October 2022

Profit-making children’s homes offer ‘inferior service’, academics suggest

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

Blogs 5 October 2022

Celebrate kinship carers by increasing support

LEYF runs an Early Years Chefs Academy. Picture: LEYF

Blogs 5 October 2022

Why every chef in the early years needs to be trained

Supporting children to build resilience online may be more beneficial than protecting them from harmful content, research suggests. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 4 October 2022

Youth workers instrumental in building children’s 'digital resilience', study finds

Anne Longfield is now chair of the Commission on Young Lives. Picture: Commission on Young Lives

News 4 October 2022

Anne Longfield appointed to Bradford Children and Families Trust board

The Refugee Council says wrongly classing children as adults risks 'exposing them to exploitation and abuse'. Picture: AdobeStock/motortion

News 4 October 2022

Hundreds of asylum-seeking children initially classed as adults, report finds

Childnet finds that 10 per cent of UK teenagers have received sexual threats online. Picture: AdobeStock

News 4 October 2022

Childnet publishes guidance for supporting children facing online sexual harassment

The national DoL Court is based at the Royal Courts of Justice. Photo: Phil Adams

News 3 October 2022

Surge in applications to national deprivation of liberty court

The petition condemns the proposed relaxation of childcare ratios. Picture: AdobeStock

News 3 October 2022

Petition to reverse childcare ratios plan reaches 100,000 signatures

The fund is designed to find out how trusted adult relationships can help young people learn new skills. Picture: YEF

News 3 October 2022

Mentoring projects set to benefit from £12.5m fund

Emily Aklan at the launch of her new book which tracks the journey of social care provider Serenity Welfare. Picture: Emily Aklan/Serenity Welfare

Features 3 October 2022

The Road to Serenity: Founder of social care provider publishes memoir

The course is designed to improve services for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people. Picture: NYA

News 30 September 2022

Youth work training course aims to improve services for traveller communities