7 April 2016

Council terminates £8m nursery contract due to ‘underinvestment' in staff

Neil Puffett Early Years

7 April 2016

NHS Trust to take responsibility for council's children's services

Neil Puffett Health

6 April 2016

Council set to downgrade seven children's centres

Neil Puffett Early Years

6 April 2016

MPs back raising residential care leaving age to 21

Neil Puffett Education

5 April 2016

Government announces grant fund for innovative childcare provision

Neil Puffett Early Years

5 April 2016

DfE acts after Ofsted rates council's children's services ‘inadequate'

Neil Puffett Children's Services

5 April 2016

First multi-agency child protection inspection criticises health services

Neil Puffett Health

4 April 2016

DfE announces £200m funding for social care innovation programme

Neil Puffett Children's Services

4 April 2016

National unit for secure children's home placements to be created

Neil Puffett Children's Services

1 April 2016

YJB moves to tackle minority ethnic over-representation in youth justice system

Neil Puffett Youth Justice

1 April 2016

Nine children's centres at risk as council proposes cuts to save £1.5m

Neil Puffett Early Years

1 April 2016

Extended school hours plans 'should focus on deprived areas'

Jess Brown Education

1 April 2016

Children's services leaders issue warning on voluntary care orders

Neil Puffett Social Care

31 March 2016

Number of children receiving mental health treatment tops 200,000

Neil Puffett Health