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Small grants are the lifeblood of innovation in our services
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- Tuesday, March 15, 2016 | CYP Now
No quick fixes in turning around children's services
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- Tuesday, January 5, 2016 | CYP Now
Management standards, specifically how to deal with inadequate leadership, were very much in the news at the end of December.
A fair fee is critical to free childcare expansion
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- Monday, October 12, 2015 | CYP Now
The past few weeks have seen mixed messages coming from the government over the expansion of the free childcare policy.
Election result should provide policy clarity
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- Monday, May 11, 2015 | CYP Now
The general election result looks set to be a defining one.
Editorial: Cuts to council funding create a fool's economy
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- Tuesday, January 6, 2015 | CYP Now
There was little festive cheer in the draft local government funding settlement for 2015/16 delivered by ministers just before the Christmas break.
Editorial: Quality of childcare should win against race for places
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- Monday, August 18, 2014 | CYP Now
A key policy drive to intervene early and boost social mobility comes into force on 1 September - free childcare places for 15 hours a week will expand from 20 per cent to the 40 per cent most disadvantaged two-year-olds.
Free childcare scheme needs more investment
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- Monday, June 23, 2014 | CYP Now
The government's free childcare offer for disadvantaged two-year-olds is both laudable and much needed. But that alone will not guarantee its success. Concerns about implementation of the initiative - which is meant to provide 15 hours of free childcare per week for the 130,000 most disadvantaged two-year-olds - have been around for some time. In the spring, the government's own figures showed a quarter of the expected number of places had yet to be created.
'Schoolification' is not the answer to narrow the gap
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- Monday, April 14, 2014 | CYP Now
Patience is a virtue in short supply in public services, particularly among politicians and policymakers. There can be few areas where this is more evident than in education, where initiatives and overhauls of curriculums, exams and structures seem to come ever thicker and faster. A couple of weeks ago, early years providers discovered how impatient the government and its agencies are to raise standards, with the sector's record for improving the outcomes for disadvantaged children coming under scrutiny.
Where is the long-term plan on job Å creation?
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- Monday, March 31, 2014 | CYP Now
At an event in parliament last week, young people and MPs gathered to discuss the challenge of youth unemployment. Organised by youth initiative the 99% Campaign, the panel concluded that unless speedy solutions are found to help the near one million young people not in education, employment or training (Neet), the problem could blight a generation for decades.
Labour must produce a clear vision for children
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- Tuesday, March 18, 2014 | CYP Now
After a slow start, Labour seems to be finding its feet in opposition. But with a general election a little over a year away, time is running out for the party to produce a coherent policy vision for children, young people and families.
Creative thinking is vital for children's centres to survive
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- Tuesday, January 21, 2014 | CYP Now
Barely a week goes by without another council announcing plans to downsize its network of children's centres. From Kent to Bradford, Northants to Nottinghamshire, children's centres, like most other local authority services in England, are being squeezed in the face of unrelenting funding cuts.
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