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Daily roundup: Child protection, a charity merger, and the Fair4Families campaign

Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

A shake-up of child protection training rumoured to be on the cards, The Private Equity Foundation and Impetus Trust announce plans to merge, and a campaign to protect families from cuts, all in the news today.

£1m fund to help parents support early years learning

News

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

| CYP Now

An app that aims to raise the attainment of disadvantaged young children has been backed as part of a £1m parenting support fund.

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

News

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

| CYP Now

More local authority children's services departments will be taken out of council control in order to tackle failure, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Daily roundup: Norfolk council, charity pay, pre-school support

Other

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Norfolk council unveils recovery plan for children's services; Charity Commission chief issues warning on voluntary sector pay; and Southampton council hire private company to deliver early years support, all in the news today.

Scheme trains parents to boost literacy skills of disadvantaged children

Features

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| CYP Now

National Literacy Trust supports parents and under-fives to “chat, play and read” as part of DfE-funded social mobility initiative.

Daily roundup: Strike action, Universal Credit and tobacco warnings

Other

Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Teachers threaten walk out over pay and conditions; government's welfare reform programme criticised; and graphic tobacco warnings fail to dissuade teenage smokers, all in the news today.

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

News

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.

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

News

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Government changes to tax and benefits have hit families with young children and poorer households the hardest, a major study has found.

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

News

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

| CYP Now

Efforts to increase provision of free childcare and expand the troubled families initiative will be monitored by new taskforces, the government has announced.

Ask the Experts: Retain a strong voice for children

Other

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on the future of DCSs, helping children of substance misusers, improving speech skills and conflict resolution.

NCAS Conference: Employers urged to provide childcare

News

Friday, October 18, 2013

| CYP Now

Businesses and schools should be used to ensure sufficient childcare places for two-year-olds are available, experts have said.

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

News

Friday, March 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Sector calls for an "early intervention Budget", emotional support for primary school children, and troubled families research announced, all in the news today.

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

News

Monday, September 14, 2015

| CYP Now

New Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has appointed Lucy Powell shadow education secretary.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

News

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Poor children in the north of England are faring worse by the age of five than their counterparts in London, a study has found.

Daily roundup: Health "timebomb" for Neets, council loses data, and school starting age demo

Other

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

| CYP Now

Health risks for Neets highlighted, council fined for losing children's data, and Too Much Too Soon campaign reaches parliament, all in the news today.

Daily roundup: Child support, missing children and outsourcing

Other

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Changes to child maintenance system; new national missing children's campaign launches; and children's services chief enters outsourcing debate, all in the news today.

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Other

Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

Giving children a better start in life

Features

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

| CYP Now

The National Lottery-funded A Better Start programme to boost early child development celebrates its fifth birthday this month. Those involved in the programme highlight its achievements to date.

Family hubs expansion: sector split on their role and potential

Analysis

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

| CYP Now

Advocates of family hubs say new government funding will help establish a network of family support facilities that complements the early years focus of children’s centres, but some fear it signals the "death knell" for them.

Council redesigns care pathway to boost SLC support

Features

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

| CYP Now

Nottingham City Council aims to boost social mobility by developing a shared speech, language and communication (SLC) strategy.

Children's centres must innovate or face 'marginalisation', charity warns

News

Thursday, November 19, 2015

| CYP Now

Government and local authorities must do more to find "innovative" ways to deliver a full range of children's centres services, a charity has warned.

Daily roundup: Parenting costs, Section 28 and Norfolk

Other

Monday, August 19, 2013

| CYP Now

The cost of raising a child hits £148,000; seven schools ban promotion of homosexuality; and Norfolk has six months to improve, all in the news today.

HMRC urged to reverse nursery closures

News

Monday, September 3, 2012

| CYP Now

The trade union that represents staff at Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is calling on the authority to reverse its decision to close its eight staff nurseries across the UK.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Other

Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Childcare providers should do more to tackle child poverty, says commission

News

Monday, January 5, 2015

| CYP Now

The government's advisory body on social mobility has urged early years providers and local authorities to do more to tackle child poverty.

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Daily roundup: Child protection, a charity merger, and the Fair4Families campaign

£1m fund to help parents support early years learning

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Daily roundup: Norfolk council, charity pay, pre-school support

Scheme trains parents to boost literacy skills of disadvantaged children

Daily roundup: Strike action, Universal Credit and tobacco warnings

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

Poor families with young children 'hit hardest' by government reforms

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

Ask the Experts: Retain a strong voice for children

NCAS Conference: Employers urged to provide childcare

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Daily roundup: Health "timebomb" for Neets, council loses data, and school starting age demo

Daily roundup: Child support, missing children and outsourcing

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

Giving children a better start in life

Family hubs expansion: sector split on their role and potential

Council redesigns care pathway to boost SLC support

Children's centres must innovate or face 'marginalisation', charity warns

Daily roundup: Parenting costs, Section 28 and Norfolk

HMRC urged to reverse nursery closures

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Childcare providers should do more to tackle child poverty, says commission

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