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Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

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's centres should deliver two-year-old offer, says childcare expert

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

| CYP Now

A scheme providing free childcare for disadvantaged two-year-olds should be delivered by children's centres, the chief executive of the London Early Years Foundation (LEYF) has said.

Call for children's centres to focus on early intervention

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The core purpose for children's centres should be remodeled to focus on early intervention for families with children under five, a new report recommends.

Birmingham sees huge fall in identification of vulnerable children

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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

| CYP Now

Birmingham Council is taking action to improve the way child protection tip-offs are acted on following a worrying drop in the numbers of children subject to protection plans.

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the National Children's Bureau is to step down after three years in charge, it has been announced.

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

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Friday, February 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Efforts to create an independent trust to run children's services in Doncaster are weeks behind schedule, it has emerged.

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

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Wednesday, February 12, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services in Warrington has been appointed by Ofsted to spearhead attempts to improve social care across England.

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

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Friday, January 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Parenting support programmes significantly cut the risk of children developing behavioural problems and becoming offenders in adolescence and adulthood, a new study suggests.

Pupil premium extension to pre-schools wins backing from Clegg

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

| CYP Now

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has pledged his support for extending the use of pupil premium funding into the early years sector.

Charities set to take over youth services in Croydon

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Thursday, January 9, 2014

| CYP Now

Croydon Council wants charities to deliver some of its early intervention and youth services in a bid to stave off having to close provision.

Daily roundup: Spending cuts, childcare reforms and drug mules

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Monday, January 6, 2014

| CYP Now

George Osborne warns of further spending cuts; government advisers urge ministers to rethink childcare reforms; and gangs use children to carry drugs out of London, all in the news today.

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.

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

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Monday, December 16, 2013

| CYP Now

Proposed anti-slavery legislation to be published; Cameron rejects child benefit cap; and consultation launched on children's homes inspection framework, all in the news today.

Oxfordshire's children's centres saved from closure

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Monday, December 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Oxfordshire County Council has backtracked over plans to close scores of children's centres, proposing instead to develop a family-focused early intervention service.

Call for better co-ordinated support for disadvantaged families

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

| CYP Now

Support services need to be better co-ordinated in order to ensure government programmes to ‘turn around' the lives of struggling families reach their full potential, the chief executive of 4Children has said.

Children's centres serve more families as budgets are squeezed

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

More families than ever before are using Sure Start children's centres, according to a survey by 4Children.

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.

Private schooling boosts social mobility of less-advantaged children, study finds

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Friday, October 4, 2013

| CYP Now

A charity has called for improved access to private schooling for less-advantaged children after a major study highlighted lasting benefits.

Professionals 'collectively failed' to protect Keanu Williams

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Thursday, October 3, 2013

| CYP Now

A two-year-old boy from Birmingham was beaten to death by his mother after professionals "missed a significant number of opportunities" to intervene, a serious case review has found.

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

A four-year-old who was murdered after months of starvation and beatings was effectively "invisible" to professionals as a result of language barriers, a probe has found.

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Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

Children's centres should deliver two-year-old offer, says childcare expert

Call for children's centres to focus on early intervention

Birmingham sees huge fall in identification of vulnerable children

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

Doncaster report reveals delays in establishing trust

Warrington DCS to lead Ofsted's social care improvement work

Parenting support cuts child conduct disorder

Pupil premium extension to pre-schools wins backing from Clegg

Charities set to take over youth services in Croydon

Daily roundup: Spending cuts, childcare reforms and drug mules

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Daily roundup: Trafficking, child benefit and children's homes

Oxfordshire's children's centres saved from closure

Call for better co-ordinated support for disadvantaged families

Children's centres serve more families as budgets are squeezed

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

Private schooling boosts social mobility of less-advantaged children, study finds

Professionals 'collectively failed' to protect Keanu Williams

Daniel Pelka SCR: Four-year-old "invisible" to professionals

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