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Academics to study childhood health problems

Thursday, March 20, 2008

| CYP Now

Research groups studying childhood obesity and infant mortality are among those to benefit from a 42m-pound government fund.

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

Features

Monday, February 1, 2010

| CYP Now

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.

Triangle House Day Nursery, West Yorkshire.

Other

Monday, February 8, 2010

| CYP Now

What do they do? Staff have taken their responsibility to provide a healthy and nutritious diet for the children who attend the setting to a new level by incorporating the virtues of healthy eating into all areas of learning.

Low pay and status hinders workforce

Other

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

| CYP Now

Low pay, uncertain career development and low status are major problems standing in the way of improving the early years workforce, research by a leading think-tank has found.

Children's services face 'double whammy'

News

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

| CYP Now

Increased pressure on children's services as a result of the recession and the Baby Peter case is proving to be a long-term trend rather than a blip, it has been claimed.

News Insight: Joint working -- A manifesto for early intervention

Other

Monday, March 1, 2010

| CYP Now

A fresh report on early intervention has called for policy initiatives to break the cycle of deprivation. Neil Puffett reports.

Young writers and artists to compete

Other

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

| CYP Now

Budding Roald Dahls and Quentin Blakes are being given their chance to shine through a national competition organised by the Daycare Trust.

Early years - How to make free childcare work

Other

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

| CYP Now

As early years providers prepare to offer more free childcare, Ross Watson examines how to overcome the key challenges.

Family information to get more clout

Other

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

| CYP Now

A senior civil servant has admitted the government "messed up" over the lack of importance placed on family information services.

Under-fives not consulted for council children's plans

News

Friday, March 20, 2009

| CYP Now

Most councils do not consult under-fives when putting together their Children and Young People's Plan, according to new research.

News Insight: Childcare - Single parents sent to the job centre

Other

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

| CYP Now

Lone parents with children over 14 will soon be required to look for work. Ross Watson looks at the implications for childcare.

Vox Pop - Are middle-class parents taking over children's centres?

Other

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

| CYP Now

The House of Commons' Health Committee has suggested Sure Start programmes are being "colonised" by the middle class.

Grandparents should be paid for childcare, says report

News

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

| CYP Now

Grandparents should be paid by the government for providing childcare and allowed to request flexible working, according to a report published today.

Play area investment plan likely to encourage more children to sites

Other

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

| CYP Now

The government's 235m investment in play spaces is likely to lead to more children using sites and staying longer, according to research.

Select committee is called on to help choose next children's commissioner

Other

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

| CYP Now

The Children, Schools and Families Select Committee is to help to recruit the next children's commissioner, when Sir Al Aynsley-Green steps down next February.

Academic warns childcare can lead to aggression

News

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

| CYP Now

A leading Sure Start researcher has said children who spend large periods of time in daycare can cause their classmates to behave badly once they start school.

Council-run nurseries in 'chaos' over funding formula changes

Other

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

| CYP Now

The government's new funding model for early years is creating "chaos and confusion" among council-run nurseries, according to a survey.

In Practice: Know how - Speech and language

Other

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

| CYP Now

Children's centres and schools can play a key role in developing speech and language.

Scottish parents pass up free childcare

Other

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

| CYP Now

Less than half of parents in Scotland currently use childcare, and 43 per cent of those who do, use it for less than 10 hours a week, a survey has found.