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Sarah Teather is apologising that her rather functional Westminster office is not as homely as those of fellow ministers. "You should see some of them, especially the men's - have you seen Tim Loughton's?" she giggles. "They like to nest. But I've not been very good at nesting here."

Interview: Naomi Douglas, children's centre health visitor, Community Health Oxfordshire

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Monday, November 8, 2010

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Spending time in a Bolivian community where electricity was scarce, running water non-existent, and families of six were living on just 1.60 a week, made Naomi Douglas realise it really is the small things that can make a big difference.

Interview: Andy Burnham, shadow education secretary

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Monday, October 25, 2010

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Andy Burnham is still in migration phase, getting to grips with the role of shadow education secretary after moving from his previous brief in government on health. But the enthusiasm he holds for his new post is clear.

Interview: Alison Garnham, chief executive, Child Poverty Action Group

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Monday, October 18, 2010

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Labour's flagship pledge to halve child poverty by 2010 may have been missed, but claims that the target is too difficult to hit are strenuously denied by Alison Garnham, Child Poverty Action Group's (CPAG) new chief executive.

Interview: Baroness Beverley Hughes, Labour peer

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Friday, October 8, 2010

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Beverley Hughes, the former children's minister who was awarded a peerage in May, is preparing to get stuck into her new role in the House of Lords, in which she says her old brief will be her top priority.

Interview: Graham Allen, chair, independent commission on early intervention

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Monday, September 27, 2010

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Heard the one about the MP who helped a 16-year-old mother called Sharon with her housing and child support, only for her daughter to return 16 years later, babe in arms, asking for the same assistance?

Interview: Pamela Park, chief executive, Parenting UK

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Friday, April 16, 2010

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As a mother of three, Parenting UK chief executive Pamela Park admits that being the voice for parent support services isn't just a vocation, but a personal endeavour.

Interview: Sue Webster, co-ordinator of the Children's Centre Leaders' Network

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Monday, March 8, 2010

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"The whole field of children's centre work is currently very politicised. Everybody's got a view on what should happen," says Sue Webster, co-ordinator of the Children's Centre Leaders' Network.

Phyllis Dunipace, director of children's services, London Borough of Lambeth: Lambeth calling

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Monday, February 1, 2010

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Phyllis Dunipace, director of children's services (DCS) in Lambeth, south London, is retiring. But her 23 years of experience in public services will not be going to waste.

The hopeful power broker - Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats

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Monday, January 25, 2010

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Surrounded by fresh-faced aides and readying himself for a policy launch on a social networking website, Nick Clegg appears very much the politician intent on engaging with the younger generation.

Interview: Dads' club - Jonathan Anthony attends a fathers' support group in Ashford, Kent

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Monday, January 11, 2010

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"Nappies are a big topic of conversation," replies Jonathan Anthony, when asked what gets discussed at the fathers' support group he attends in his home town of Ashford in Kent. "Mostly we boast about the number of wet wipes we used on the bad ones."

Mr Pugnacious - Barry Sheerman MP, chairman, Children, Schools and Families Select Committee

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

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Barry Sheerman bridles at recent suggestions that the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee carries little influence. "Some irritating journalist said that select committees make no difference but I don't believe it," he says.

The long goodbye - Paul Clark, director of children's services, Harrow Borough Council

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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Paul Clark longs for a work-free weekend. With seven years under his belt as director of children's services in Harrow it is not hard to see why.

The play fighter - Nick Jackson, play development manager, The Learning Trust

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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Nick Jackson is recounting the tale of his brief flirtation with prime-time television.

Lead member supreme - Shireen Ritchie, chair of the children and young people board, LGA

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009

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Shireen Ritchie's mother was adopted. So when she was elected to the council, she wanted to sit on the adoption and fostering panel.

Local liberator: David Laws MP, spokesman for children, schools and families, Liberal Democrats

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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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Local authorities must be given the freedom to set their own agenda for education. That is the message from David Laws, Liberal Democrat spokesman for children, schools and families.

The parents' guardian: Mark Molden, chair, National Academy for Parenting Practitioners

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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

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"A disaster." That's how Hilton Dawson, the previous chair of the National Academy for Parenting Practitioners, described plans revealed earlier this summer to merge the charity with the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC).

Dawn Primarolo, minister for children, young people and families: Born optimist takes on the children's agenda

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

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"I feel like I've won the lottery," proclaims Dawn Primarolo, the new minister for children, young people and families.

Magical nursery tour - Deborah Wylie, owner, Little Angels Fun Club and Nursery

Features

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

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If anyone from the Department for Children, Schools and Families attended the National Day Nursery Association's (NDNA) Nursery of the Year awards this year, they could be forgiven for leaving with a satisfied grin.

Action to end poverty - Catherine Fitt, director of children's services, Newcastle City Council

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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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Ten years ago, Tony Blair promised his government would stamp out child poverty "within a generation". Child poverty would be halved by 2010 and eradicated by 2020.

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Interview: Sarah Teather, minister for children and families

Interview: Naomi Douglas, children's centre health visitor, Community Health Oxfordshire

Interview: Andy Burnham, shadow education secretary

Interview: Alison Garnham, chief executive, Child Poverty Action Group

Interview: Baroness Beverley Hughes, Labour peer

Interview: Graham Allen, chair, independent commission on early intervention

Interview: Pamela Park, chief executive, Parenting UK

Interview: Sue Webster, co-ordinator of the Children's Centre Leaders' Network

Phyllis Dunipace, director of children's services, London Borough of Lambeth: Lambeth calling

The hopeful power broker - Nick Clegg, leader of the Liberal Democrats

Interview: Dads' club - Jonathan Anthony attends a fathers' support group in Ashford, Kent

Mr Pugnacious - Barry Sheerman MP, chairman, Children, Schools and Families Select Committee

The long goodbye - Paul Clark, director of children's services, Harrow Borough Council

The play fighter - Nick Jackson, play development manager, The Learning Trust

Lead member supreme - Shireen Ritchie, chair of the children and young people board, LGA

Local liberator: David Laws MP, spokesman for children, schools and families, Liberal Democrats

The parents' guardian: Mark Molden, chair, National Academy for Parenting Practitioners

Dawn Primarolo, minister for children, young people and families: Born optimist takes on the children's agenda

Magical nursery tour - Deborah Wylie, owner, Little Angels Fun Club and Nursery

Action to end poverty - Catherine Fitt, director of children's services, Newcastle City Council

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