Call for ministers to resolve £4.6bn deficit in council SEND spending

Education

DfE 'cheaper childcare' campaign angers providers

Early years education

Campaigners call for national strategy amid decline in play

Health

Ombudsman publishes foster care guidance for councils

Children's Services

Early adopter schools chosen for breakfast club rollout

Education

Reflecting on five years of research and action on children’s social care assessments

Social Care
Blackpool is among the most densely populated areas in the North West of England. Picture: Adobe Stock

Inspectors praise Blackpool's safeguarding overhaul

Health

Regulator to probe youth sports charity

Youth Work

Welsh Government announces £30mn boost for funded childcare

Early Years

Calls to tackle ‘shocking’ racial disproportionality in youth justice

Youth Justice

Murdered teenager’s family welcomes government crackdown on online knife sales

Government launches vaping study and social media campaign on dangers

Public Health