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Councils 'should produce local strategies' to boost life chances

Tuesday, November 28, 2017

| CYP Now

Every local authority should develop its own strategy for improving life chances for disadvantaged children in order to tackle widening gaps in social mobility across the country.

Sector slams Budget for failure to tackle funding shortage

News

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

| CYP Now

Children's sector leaders have hit out at the lack of additional funding in the Budget to address pressures in schools, social care and youth services.

Government launches early years healthy eating drive

News

Monday, November 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Example menus and recipes have been published by government as part of efforts to encourage early years settings to provide healthy meals for young children.

Government 'must improve early language support to drive social mobility'

News

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

| CYP Now

Early language development should be treated as a critical indicator of children's wellbeing on a par with obesity and vaccinations in order to boost social mobility, a report by the Early Intervention Foundation has said.

Education select committee 'to prioritise social justice and productivity'

News

Thursday, September 14, 2017

| CYP Now

An influential group of MPs that probes government policy on children and young people will focus on the issues of social justice and productivity over the term of the current parliament, it has been announced.

Children & Young People Now Awards 2017: The shortlist

News

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

The judges have examined all the entries, and we can unveil the shortlist for the CYP Now Awards 2017.

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

News

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

| CYP Now

Amid constant reforms and challenges, Charlotte Goddard identifies entry-level requirements and ongoing professional development for key roles across the children and young people's workforce.

Children's centres 'should take on mental health role'

News

Friday, August 18, 2017

| CYP Now

Government should review the way children's centres are funded and work towards using them as a resource to tackle mental health issues early, a think-tank has said.

Children's Food Trust announces closure

News

Friday, July 21, 2017

| CYP Now

A charity set up by the government to improve the quality of school meals has announced its closure, four years after its government funding was pulled.

Your guide to children's policy briefs in the new government

News

Tuesday, July 11, 2017

| CYP Now

Following last month's government reshuffle, ministerial responsibilities relating to the children and young people's sector have been finalised.

New parliament: what issues lie ahead for the children's sector?

Analysis

Thursday, June 29, 2017

| CYP Now

The loss of its overall majority has been politically costly for the government, but it has also caused policy upheaval and ministerial changes affecting children's services. Sector leaders consider the implications.

Election 2017: Party Policy Guide

Features

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

| CYP Now

Neil Puffett has trawled the manifestos to provide the definitive guide to what the three main UK-wide parties pledge on key issues for children, young people and families.

Tory manifesto: New domestic violence offence among raft of pledges

News

Thursday, May 18, 2017

| CYP Now

A new criminal offence will be introduced for perpetrators of domestic abuse directed at a child, the Conservative Party has said.

Health visitor checks: Public Health England to monitor councils on delivery

News

Thursday, April 13, 2017

| CYP Now

The government quango responsible for public health has pledged to ensure that local authorities fulfil their duty to provide health visitor checks for young children, in the wake of a government decision to maintain their mandatory status.

Birmingham early years staff to be consulted on redundancies

News

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

| CYP Now

A group consultation exercise is due to launch shortly ahead of a number of redundancies within Birmingham City Council's early years services, it has emerged.

Health visitors report rise in children with communication difficulties

News

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

| CYP Now

There has been an eight per cent rise in health visitors reporting more children experiencing delayed language in the space of a single year, it has emerged.

Budget: Critics attack lack of action on free childcare funding

News

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has been criticised for failing to act on concerns within the childcare sector about funding for extended free provision, after no additional money to boost the flagship initiative was announced in today's Spring Budget.

Health visitor checks to remain mandatory

News

Thursday, March 2, 2017

| CYP Now

Children will continue to receive mandatory checks from health visitors, the Department of Health (DH) has confirmed following a review of the policy.

Ofsted praises SEN funding approach in Leeds

News

Friday, February 17, 2017

| CYP Now

The way young people with special educational needs are funded in Leeds is among a number of areas of practice to be praised following an inspection of provision.

NHS Trust plans to cut health visitor numbers by a quarter

News

Tuesday, January 31, 2017

| CYP Now

Around a quarter of health visitor posts could be axed under plans being considered by an NHS Foundation Trust.

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Councils 'should produce local strategies' to boost life chances

Sector slams Budget for failure to tackle funding shortage

Government launches early years healthy eating drive

Government 'must improve early language support to drive social mobility'

Education select committee 'to prioritise social justice and productivity'

Children & Young People Now Awards 2017: The shortlist

Children's Workforce Guide to Qualifications and Training

Children's centres 'should take on mental health role'

Children's Food Trust announces closure

Your guide to children's policy briefs in the new government

New parliament: what issues lie ahead for the children's sector?

Election 2017: Party Policy Guide

Tory manifesto: New domestic violence offence among raft of pledges

Health visitor checks: Public Health England to monitor councils on delivery

Birmingham early years staff to be consulted on redundancies

Health visitors report rise in children with communication difficulties

Budget: Critics attack lack of action on free childcare funding

Health visitor checks to remain mandatory

Ofsted praises SEN funding approach in Leeds

NHS Trust plans to cut health visitor numbers by a quarter

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