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Poor parents struggle to access children's centres, warns charity

Friday, September 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged families are struggling to access children's centre services due to cuts from early intervention budgets, the Children's Society has warned.

Educational psychology services feel strain of budget cuts

News

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Councils across England have cut funding for educational psychology services by five per cent over the last three years, figures show.

LGA warns over impact of council funding cuts

News

Monday, May 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Services for children and young people look set to bear the brunt of local authority funding cuts over the next two years, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

Skills for the Job: Bid writing

Other

Monday, June 25, 2012

| CYP Now

At a time of increased competition for funding it is vitally important to ensure you get the application spot-on, says Faiza Chaudary

Councils wrongly picking up bill for academy conversion, claims LGA

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Friday, December 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Local authorities are "unfairly" having to pay millions of pounds a year to convert schools to academy status, the Local Government Association (LGA) has claimed.

Providers of children's centres look at new models to offset budget cuts

Other

Tuesday, January 5, 2016

| CYP Now

As local authority data reveals a doubling of cuts in spending on children's centres, forcing them to prioritise the protection of statutory functions, a DfE report suggests that councils' ability to do this is being stretched to the limit.

Five lessons for charities and ministers from the collapse of Kids Company

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

| CYP Now

The closure of Kids Company highlighted problems over the checks and balances used by government and charities to ensure public funding is spent well, from which the rest of the children's voluntary sector can learn.

Universal children's centres face extinction, MPs are warned

News

Thursday, September 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Children centres that offer services to all children and parents in the community will soon be consigned to the history books in many parts of the country, local government and children's services leaders have told MPs.

Daily roundup: Children's bill debate, Labour reshuffle, and Hull cuts

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Wednesday, October 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Children and Families Bill amendments due to be debated by peers today; Labour makes changes to its education team; and planned cuts at Hull Council sparks union concerns, all in the news today.