Childminders relying on parent fees risk closure, the IFS warns. Picture: Adobe Stock

Poorest families 'not accessing funded childcare'

Early years education

Shedding light on colour blindness: A hidden SEND in education

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

The ADCS blog: Bravery, not blame

Children's Services
June O'Sullivan is chief executive of LEYF.

Modern Parenting: Evolution or Fad?

Early years education

£1m prize to fund employment programme for young people with mental health needs

Youth Work
Keir Starmer has announced greater support for care leavers in accessing social housing

Prime Minister sets school readiness target

Early Years
More than two thirds of children say they recieve no mental health support at school. Picture: Adobe Stock

Disadvantaged children hardest hit by education and social care challenges, warns Ofsted

Croydon children's services keeps 'good' rating

Children's Services
Amerdeep Somal: 'What has happened here, is simply not good enough'. Picture: Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman

Councils’ blunders left a disabled child in unsuitable housing ‘for far too long’, ombudsman finds

Social Care
Oakhill was issued with an improvement notice last year. Picture: G4S

Oakhill Secure Training Centre downgraded to 'inadequate'

Youth Justice

Government announces £740m expansion of SEND places in mainstream schools  

Special Educational Needs & Disabilities

Families in poverty face barriers to early childhood support ‘at every level’, charities warn

Early help