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Cameron called upon to accelerate reforms for working parents

Friday, October 21, 2011

| CYP Now

Charity leaders have written to Prime Minister David Cameron demanding that he push forward plans to improve flexible working, amid reports that government plans to improve work environments for parents have stalled.

Clegg admits flaws in child benefit plans

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Monday, March 5, 2012

| CYP Now

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has confirmed that the government is considering altering the detail of its plans to take child benefit away from higher earners.

Cameron's welfare proposals will 'remove safety net' for families in need

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Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has been accused of "perpetuating damaging myths" by signalling greater curbs on welfare support for out-of-work families.

Unemployed parents to be turned into childminders

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Friday, April 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Out-of-work parents will be trained to become childminders under a new government-funded programme, CYP Now can reveal.

Riots reinforce need for early intervention, says Allen

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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

| CYP Now

The MP who led a review on early intervention has called for the government to hold its nerve in pursuing long-term societal change in the wake of riots across England.

Children's centres: seven councils responsible for more than half of closures

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

| CYP Now

Just seven councils are responsible for more than half the closures of children's centres since 2010 according to figures provided by childcare minister Sam Gyimah.

Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

| CYP Now

Close to half (46 per cent) of single parents currently using the Child Support Agency (CSA) will not be able to afford proposed fees to access the new child maintenance service, a poll by charity Gingerbread has found.

Single parents lack necessary support to find suitable employment

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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

| CYP Now

Single parents on Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) are not getting the support they need to gain employment, according to research by the Single Parent Action Network.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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Friday, October 24, 2014

| CYP Now

A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Seven in 10 families on financial brink

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Thursday, February 16, 2012

| CYP Now

More than 70 per cent of families are on the edge of financial meltdown, a survey by parenting site Netmums has found.

Families experience fewer days out together

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Friday, May 27, 2011

| CYP Now

Concerns over finance and increasingly busy lifestyles are putting family relationships under pressure, charity 4Children has warned.

LGA fears children's centre closures if cuts continue

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Friday, May 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's centres, libraries and sports centres will all be at risk of closure if central government makes significant further cuts to council budgets, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Studies into the quality of life of children living in London, as well as nutrition and the role of fathers are set to be priorities for the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) in the future.

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Proposals in the Queen's Speech to make emotional neglect of children a criminal offence have been welcomed by leading children's charities.

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

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Friday, March 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Measures in the Children and Families Act to extend support for new parents should have been available to other types of carers, the Family Rights Group (FRG) has said.

Conservative Conference 2011: Cameron reaffirms commitment to families

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Prime Minister David Cameron has reaffirmed his pledge to make the coalition the most "family-friendly" government in history during his keynote speech at the Conservative Party Conference.

Majority of five-year-olds struggle at school

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Friday, February 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Fewer than half of five-year-olds in England are considered to have a good level of understanding and behaviour in their first year of school, a review of inequality has found.

Call for children's centres to focus on attachment

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Monday, March 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's centres should do more to help parents develop positive parenting skills and strong attachments with their child in the first few years of life, the Sutton Trust has said.

Government announces charity providers for parenting classes

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

| CYP Now

The government's free parenting class pilots will kick off in three areas next month.

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Cameron called upon to accelerate reforms for working parents

Clegg admits flaws in child benefit plans

Cameron's welfare proposals will 'remove safety net' for families in need

Unemployed parents to be turned into childminders

Riots reinforce need for early intervention, says Allen

Children's centres: seven councils responsible for more than half of closures

Half of families will struggle to pay child maintenance fees

Single parents lack necessary support to find suitable employment

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Seven in 10 families on financial brink

Families experience fewer days out together

LGA fears children's centre closures if cuts continue

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

Conservative Conference 2011: Cameron reaffirms commitment to families

Majority of five-year-olds struggle at school

Call for children's centres to focus on attachment

Government announces charity providers for parenting classes

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