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4Children campaign renews calls for investment in early intervention

Monday, May 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Seven out of ten people believe councils and central government are wrong to focus funding on the most disruptive families, prompting charity 4Children to renew calls for a greater focus on early intervention.

Frank Field tells government to step in to stop Sure Start cuts

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Monday, February 7, 2011

| CYP Now

The government's poverty tsar Frank Field has urged the government to take immediate action to stop the closure of hundreds of Sure Start children's centres.

Nearly 200,000 babies at risk of harm in the UK

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Wednesday, November 9, 2011

| CYP Now

Nearly 200,000 babies in the UK are at risk of serious harm, according to figures released by the NSPCC as it launched its campaign to highlight the vulnerability of children aged under one.

Council faces legal action over decision to outsource provision to Virgin Care

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Monday, October 8, 2012

| CYP Now

A council has defended its decision to outsource children's health and social care services to a private healthcare provider, ahead of a judicial review.

Crawley council urged to consult children on play area closures

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

| CYP Now

Twenty play areas in West Sussex are under threat of closure after the local council declared the sites "underused" following a two-week inspection.

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

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Monday, December 10, 2012

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

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Friday, January 4, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's decision to compel local authorities to reveal their early intervention expenditure by publishing a funding profile has been attacked as a "meaningless exercise".

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

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Monday, January 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Government plans to cap benefit payments until 2015 will reverse efforts to reduce child poverty and plunder the income of low- to middle-earning families, charities have warned.

Charities warn against reduction in maternity leave

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Friday, May 4, 2012

| CYP Now

A coalition of charities is calling on government not to reduce basic maternity leave from six months to 18 weeks, ahead of proposed legislation expected in the Queen's Speech next week.

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms will create a two-tier system of support for children with disabilities, campaigners have warned.

MPs call for greater clarity on role and performance of children's centres

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Tuesday, December 17, 2013

| CYP Now

The government must provide greater clarity about the role of children's centres and make councils more accountable to children and families for their performance, MPs have said.

Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Government efforts to tackle child poverty over the next three years will focus on getting parents into work, decreasing living costs and boosting educational attainment for the poorest children.

Children and Families Act receives royal assent

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Thursday, March 13, 2014

| CYP Now

The Children and Families Act has received royal assent, ushering in a raft of changes including adoption reforms, greater protection for vulnerable children and shared parental leave.

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

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Thursday, August 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The Association of Directors of Children's Services (ADCS) has warned that government plans to reduce child protection guidance could be "detrimental" to professionals' ability to safeguard children.

Family relationships should form key measurement of wellbeing, says public

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Monday, July 25, 2011

| CYP Now

People in the UK believe their wellbeing should be measured in terms of the quality of their family relationships, according to a report by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

School transition project set for launch

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Monday, April 20, 2015

| CYP Now

Early years providers are to develop closer working with primary schools in two English regions as part of a pilot project to improve the transition of children into formal education.

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

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Monday, June 8, 2015

| CYP Now

Charities working with children and young people have lost more than £150m of government funding in the past year, it has emerged.

London council announces children's centre closure and job losses

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Friday, August 21, 2015

| CYP Now

More than a dozen staff will lose their jobs and a children's centre will be closed as part of a London council's plans to make savings of £800,000.

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 17 July

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Friday, July 17, 2020

| CYP Now

The government sets out plans for how its 12 Opportunity Areas will support recovery from the pandemic in England's most deprived communities.

DfE set to axe £200m grant scheme for children's charities

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Friday, February 12, 2016

| CYP Now

The Department for Education is set to scrap a grant scheme that has provided more than £200m to voluntary and community sector children's organisations in the past five years, CYP Now understands.

Council set to close 17 children's centres to save £3m

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Monday, March 21, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has announced plans to close one in three of its children's centres in a bid to save £3m.

Autumn statement 2023: Sector leaders criticise lack of measures for struggling families

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have criticised the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s decision to reduce National Insurance payments and increase the National Living Wage over measures to support families “at the sharp end of the cost-of-living crisis”.

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

| CYP Now

Children's and youth organisations are being encouraged to enter this year's CYP Now Awards.

UK investment in family benefits is failing to improve outcomes

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Wednesday, April 27, 2011

| CYP Now

The UK government is failing to improve outcomes for families despite being one of the biggest spenders on family support, latest research has found.

Fear of being a 'bad parent' rife among families

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Monday, April 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Almost seven out of 10 mothers and fathers fear being called "bad parents", according to research.

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4Children campaign renews calls for investment in early intervention

Frank Field tells government to step in to stop Sure Start cuts

Nearly 200,000 babies at risk of harm in the UK

Council faces legal action over decision to outsource provision to Virgin Care

Crawley council urged to consult children on play area closures

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

Charities warn against reduction in maternity leave

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

MPs call for greater clarity on role and performance of children's centres

Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

Children and Families Act receives royal assent

ADCS brands plans to reduce child protection guidance 'detrimental'

Family relationships should form key measurement of wellbeing, says public

School transition project set for launch

Funding for children's charities cut by £150m

London council announces children's centre closure and job losses

Coronavirus daily update: Friday 17 July

DfE set to axe £200m grant scheme for children's charities

Council set to close 17 children's centres to save £3m

Autumn statement 2023: Sector leaders criticise lack of measures for struggling families

CYP Now 2011 Awards open for entry

UK investment in family benefits is failing to improve outcomes

Fear of being a 'bad parent' rife among families

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