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Children's home standards on the rise

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  • Thursday, March 27, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The proportion of children's homes that received a "good" or better rating from Ofsted rose in the final three months of 2013, latest figures reveal.

Children and Families Act heralds new era for children's sector

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  • Monday, March 17, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The Children and Families Act has wide-ranging implications for children's services, from the creation of childminder agencies to better support for young people in care. Following its approval by parliament last week, the sector has given its reaction to the main provisions of the act.

Two-year-old offer costs nurseries £7,000 a year

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  • Thursday, February 27, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Early years settings providing free childcare places for disadvantaged two-year-olds are losing on average nearly £7,000 a year because of underfunding of the scheme, research suggests.

Bradford scales back youth cuts

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  • Tuesday, February 25, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Bradford Council has scaled back its planned cuts to youth services following an outcry and campaign by local young people.