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Childcare providers call for review of free entitlement funding model

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

| CYP Now

Latest research shows a 20 per cent funding gap between the cost of delivering free childcare and the amount paid to providers, with experts warning it could jeopardise the government programme if not addressed.

Manchester youth groups launch campaign against funding cuts

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Friday, November 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Voluntary youth groups in Manchester have launched a campaign against council proposals to cut future youth spending.

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

| CYP Now

County councils should be given five-year finance settlements and more power over budgets as part of a "devolution" package that would help improve children's services, a local authority group has said.

Councils receive Staying Put funding allocations

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Friday, August 8, 2014

| CYP Now

The government has announced how much each council will receive this year to extend support up to age 21 for young people in foster care, but concerns remain that the money is not enough.

Call for social investment to fund youth services

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Thursday, August 7, 2014

| CYP Now

The government should develop a framework for social investment in youth provision in a bid to provide services for all young people, a report recommends.

LGA warns over impact of council funding cuts

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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.

Derbyshire children's centres face closure threat

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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Derbyshire County Council looks set to close seven children's centres in a bid to save £1.1m a year.

Campaigners warn of school funding shortfall in disadvantaged areas

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Monday, April 28, 2014

| CYP Now

Schools in England's poorest areas will struggle to meet the needs of pupils despite the government pledge of an extra £350m for low-funded education authorities, claim campaigners.

Greenwich outsources all its children's centres

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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has selected a mixture of schools, charities and a leisure trust to run its 24 children's centres from April this year.

Daily roundup: Youth work, parental leave, charity funding

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Monday, March 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Hospital youth workers could help girls trapped in gangs; quarter of dads take no parental leave, study finds; and warning for charities over fundraising methods, all in the news today.

Labour considers witholding cash from schools if young people become Neet

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Monday, March 3, 2014

| CYP Now

A proportion of schools' funding should be dependent on pupils' progress post-16, a group of experts has recommended to the Labour Party.

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.

Families in crisis face funding shortfall, warns LGA

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Monday, February 24, 2014

| CYP Now

Councils may be unable to provide emergency support for families in crisis as a result of government funding changes, local government leaders have warned.

Free childcare funding challenge

Other

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

| CYP Now

Free childcare for two-year-olds is to be backed by £760m. But is it enough to overcome funding issues, asks Nigel Keohane.

CYP Now investigation: Play services decimated as funding slashed

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

| CYP Now

Nearly a third of local authorities in England have closed play facilities as a result of spending on play services over the past three years being slashed by 39 per cent, an investigation by CYP Now has revealed.

Daily roundup: College education, childhood cancer, and Youth Zones

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Tuesday, November 19, 2013

| CYP Now

"Dead end" college courses criticised by think tank; childhood cancer survival rate rises; and £2m donation helps Youth Zone developments, all in the news today.

Analysis backs drive for youth-led services

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Monday, November 4, 2013

| CYP Now

Young people and communities should be given the authority to decide the shape of youth work services in their area, a study has found.

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

Other

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.

Councils predict sharp fall in early years spending

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Monday, October 7, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authority Sure Start spending is to take the brunt of funding cuts in children's services this year, new government statistics show.

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Childcare providers call for review of free entitlement funding model

Manchester youth groups launch campaign against funding cuts

County councils call for 'devolution' to boost children's services

Councils receive Staying Put funding allocations

Call for social investment to fund youth services

LGA warns over impact of council funding cuts

Derbyshire children's centres face closure threat

Campaigners warn of school funding shortfall in disadvantaged areas

Greenwich outsources all its children's centres

Daily roundup: Youth work, parental leave, charity funding

Labour considers witholding cash from schools if young people become Neet

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

Bradford scales back youth cuts

Families in crisis face funding shortfall, warns LGA

Free childcare funding challenge

CYP Now investigation: Play services decimated as funding slashed

Daily roundup: College education, childhood cancer, and Youth Zones

Analysis backs drive for youth-led services

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

Councils predict sharp fall in early years spending

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