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

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.

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

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Monday, January 5, 2015

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

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

| CYP Now

Children's charities have criticised the government for failing to prioritise the needs of children in the Chancellor's Autumn Statement.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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Friday, October 24, 2014

| CYP Now

A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

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A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

More health visitors needed to hit government target

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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

| CYP Now

More than 1,800 health visitors must be recruited within 12 months in order for the government to achieve its five-year pledge to boost numbers within the profession, new figures show.

Turn children's centres into 'family hubs', says think-tank

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

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Children's centres should be scrapped and replaced with ‘family hubs' that also offer advice on relationships support, according to the think-tank The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ).

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

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Tuesday, June 17, 2014

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Five charity-led consortia will receive a share of £215m as part of a bid to improve the life chances of vulnerable under-threes, the Big Lottery Fund has announced.

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

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Thursday, June 5, 2014

| CYP Now

Proposals in the Queen's Speech to make emotional neglect of children a criminal offence have been welcomed by leading children's charities.

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

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Friday, May 30, 2014

| CYP Now

The College of Social Work (TCSW) has called for a government consultation on controversial plans to outsource child protection services to be extended.

Call for children's centres to focus on attachment

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Monday, March 24, 2014

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Children's centres should do more to help parents develop positive parenting skills and strong attachments with their child in the first few years of life, the Sutton Trust has said.

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

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Friday, March 14, 2014

| CYP Now

Measures in the Children and Families Act to extend support for new parents should have been available to other types of carers, the Family Rights Group (FRG) has said.

4Children wants long-term childcare strategy to tackle poverty

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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

| CYP Now

Government should pick up the tab for much of the cost of accessing childcare for working people on low incomes, 4Children has said.

Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

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Thursday, February 27, 2014

| CYP Now

Government efforts to tackle child poverty over the next three years will focus on getting parents into work, decreasing living costs and boosting educational attainment for the poorest children.

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

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Wednesday, February 26, 2014

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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.

Call for children's centres to focus on early intervention

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Tuesday, February 25, 2014

| CYP Now

The core purpose for children's centres should be remodeled to focus on early intervention for families with children under five, a new report recommends.

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

| CYP Now

The chief executive of the National Children's Bureau is to step down after three years in charge, it has been announced.

Pupil premium extension to pre-schools wins backing from Clegg

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has pledged his support for extending the use of pupil premium funding into the early years sector.

Daily roundup: Spending cuts, childcare reforms and drug mules

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Monday, January 6, 2014

| CYP Now

George Osborne warns of further spending cuts; government advisers urge ministers to rethink childcare reforms; and gangs use children to carry drugs out of London, all in the news today.

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

| CYP Now

The head of children's services for Kirklees has been announced as the vice president of the Association of Directors of Children's Services for 2014/15.

Think-tank backs children's centres to take early years lead

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Friday, December 13, 2013

| CYP Now

A universal childcare model delivered by children's centres could boost the economy by £1.5bn, according to a new report.

£8m fund to tackle London's childcare shortage

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Friday, December 13, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has given a funding boost to early years services in London after figures show only half of the capital's councils have enough nursery places available to provide free childcare for all disadvantaged two-year-olds.

Oxfordshire's children's centres saved from closure

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Monday, December 9, 2013

| CYP Now

Oxfordshire County Council has backtracked over plans to close scores of children's centres, proposing instead to develop a family-focused early intervention service.

Children's centres serve more families as budgets are squeezed

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Tuesday, October 29, 2013

| CYP Now

More families than ever before are using Sure Start children's centres, according to a survey by 4Children.

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

| CYP Now

Studies into the quality of life of children living in London, as well as nutrition and the role of fathers are set to be priorities for the Thomas Coram Research Unit (TCRU) in the future.

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

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

Children's charities criticise focus of government spending plans

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

More health visitors needed to hit government target

Turn children's centres into 'family hubs', says think-tank

Charities win share of £215m lottery early intervention fund

Emotional abuse of children to become criminal offence

Social work leaders demand extension to outsourcing consultation

Call for children's centres to focus on attachment

Children and Families Act: Parental support 'a missed opportunity'

4Children wants long-term childcare strategy to tackle poverty

Cost of living focus for new child poverty strategy

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

Call for children's centres to focus on early intervention

Hilary Emery quits as NCB chief executive

Pupil premium extension to pre-schools wins backing from Clegg

Daily roundup: Spending cuts, childcare reforms and drug mules

Alison O'Sullivan to be ADCS president in 2015

Think-tank backs children's centres to take early years lead

£8m fund to tackle London's childcare shortage

Oxfordshire's children's centres saved from closure

Children's centres serve more families as budgets are squeezed

Child welfare focus for social policy research unit

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