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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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

Council redesigns care pathway to boost SLC support

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

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

Giving children a better start in life

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

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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.

Local partnership develops early learning toolkit

Best Practice

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

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Flexible framework helps local organisations tailor their own approach to improve early learning outcomes.

General election 2019: Key policy guide

Analysis

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

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Derren Hayes analyses what the main parliamentary parties are pledging on the key policy battlegrounds for the children, young people and families sector at the coming general election.

Relationships in the early years

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

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Advice on commissioning evidence-based parenting interventions for the early years, from the Early Intervention Foundation.

Ask the Experts: Retain a strong voice for children

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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

How pre-school children profit from professional parental support

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

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Programme improves outcomes for nursery children by helping parents support their early learning and development.

Council children's centre funding cuts double in a year

Thursday, December 10, 2015

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The pace of cuts to local authority spending on children's centres has doubled over the past year, latest council figures reveal.

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

Thursday, November 19, 2015

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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.

North-south divide apparent by age five, report finds

Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Thursday, October 1, 2015

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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.

Rebuilder of Slough: Nicola Clemo, chief executive of Slough Children's Services Trust

Monday, September 28, 2015

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It seems wholly appropriate for an organisation charged with rebuilding the reputation of children's services in Slough that it will be doing so from offices next door to those of the giant Lego corporation.

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

Monday, September 28, 2015

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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?

Corbyn names Lucy Powell shadow education secretary

Monday, September 14, 2015

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

Cameron: Government to intervene more in child protection

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

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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.

Prime Minister creates taskforces to drive childcare and troubled families reforms

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

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

Funding for children's centres cut by £460m

Friday, May 22, 2015

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Government funding for children's centres has dropped by more than a third since 2010, it has emerged.

£1m fund to help parents support early years learning