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CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

Monday, December 19, 2016

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With the UK voting to leave the European Union, a new Prime Minister and government installed, policy u-turns, and an influx of children and families from war-torn Syria, 2016 has been a turbulent year. Here is a run-down of the most-read stories published on the CYP Now website over the past 12 months.

Cameron outlines plan to rescue troubled families

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Friday, December 10, 2010

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The government is to launch a pilot scheme designed to help transform the lives of the most troubled families in up to 10 local authority areas, the Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.

First national food guidelines for under-fives released

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Monday, January 16, 2012

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Childcare providers have been armed with guidance on what food to provide for young children in their settings, after calls for clearer national support on the issue.

Bodies selected to run commissioning programme

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Thursday, October 23, 2008

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The government has chosen a consortium of five organisations to run a programme to help children's trusts commission services.

Half of all children worry about the future

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Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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Half of all ten to 15 year olds are concerned about the future and worry about school exams, an Ofsted survey has found.

Funding for children's services slashed in Cumbria

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

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Children's services in Cumbria face multi-million-pound cuts as the council loses money from government grants.

Experts call for clearer nutritional guidance for childcare providers

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Thursday, March 3, 2011

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Childcare providers and parents need clearer guidance on what under-fives should eat and drink while in childcare, according to the government-commissioned Advisory Panel on Food and Nutrition in Early Years.

Future of nurseries for children with SEND 'at risk', councils warn

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018

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Local authority-run nurseries that often specialise in support for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) could be forced to close due to planned funding cuts, councils are warning.

Daily roundup: Junk food, child porn and social work ethics

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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

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Food firms accused of bypassing ad rules, government summit to tackle child porn online, and a code of ethics for social workers, all in the news today.

Council faces legal action over decision to outsource provision to Virgin Care

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Monday, October 8, 2012

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A council has defended its decision to outsource children's health and social care services to a private healthcare provider, ahead of a judicial review.

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

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Monday, December 10, 2012

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England's children's commissioner should be given stronger powers, while the title of the role should be changed to include "young people", an influential group of MPs and peers has said.

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

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Friday, January 4, 2013

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The government's decision to compel local authorities to reveal their early intervention expenditure by publishing a funding profile has been attacked as a "meaningless exercise".

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

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Monday, January 7, 2013

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Government plans to cap benefit payments until 2015 will reverse efforts to reduce child poverty and plunder the income of low- to middle-earning families, charities have warned.

Children's Food Trust announces closure

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Friday, July 21, 2017

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A charity set up by the government to improve the quality of school meals has announced its closure, four years after its government funding was pulled.

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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The government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms will create a two-tier system of support for children with disabilities, campaigners have warned.

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CYP Now's top 10 stories of 2016

Cameron outlines plan to rescue troubled families

First national food guidelines for under-fives released

Bodies selected to run commissioning programme

Half of all children worry about the future

Funding for children's services slashed in Cumbria

Experts call for clearer nutritional guidance for childcare providers

Future of nurseries for children with SEND 'at risk', councils warn

Daily roundup: Junk food, child porn and social work ethics

Council faces legal action over decision to outsource provision to Virgin Care

Committee urges stronger powers for children's commissioner

Pledge to retain visibility of early intervention spending is 'tiny concession'

Benefits cap ‘will undo work to tackle child poverty'

Children's Food Trust announces closure

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

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