Children regularly play and mingle with the elderly residents at Kotoen in Tokyo. Picture: Yamasan/Adobe Stock

Intergenerational co-located care, Japan

Early Years
The Involving Young People Collective looked at what goes into making successful co-production programmes. Picture: Involving Young People Collective/Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

Young voices draw up blueprint for effective and meaningful co-production

Youth Work
Children are owning and using digital devices at ever-younger ages. Picture: Halfpoint/Adobe Stock

Digital Safeguarding Special Report

Social Care
Penny Catton: “This was a turning point for me. I realised that to make a change, I needed to be the change”

How I Got Here: Penny Catton, children’s home manager

Social Care
Become is urging the government to take urgent action to reduce the number of placement changes experienced by young people in care. Picture: Adobe Stock/Brian

‘Shocking’ numbers of children in care moved over Christmas holidays

Social Care
Victoria Schofield, director of children's services in Wakefield, has been awarded an MBE. Picture: Wakefield Council

Directors of children’s services among sector leaders recognised in New Year Honours

Early Years
Plans to reform England's childcare system have reportedly been postponed. Picture: Adobe Stock

Sector concerns over reports Rishi Sunak will postpone childcare reforms

Early Years
The call for submissions closes in January. Picture: Unbound publishing

Free Loaves on Fridays: Care leavers invited to share stories for new book

Social Care
Attorney General Victoria Prentis (second left) meets with Mudit Matanhelia (left), AVUK therapist Sarah Hogan (second right) and chief executive Anita Grover (right) in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Picture: AVUK

Father of deaf children calls for increased access to specialist therapy programme

Early Years
The mum of two transgender young people offers support to parents who are adjusting to their child's gender identity. Picture: Gloriously Unready/Josephine Hughes

Gloriously Unready: How to support yourself and your transgender children

Health
Lambeth Council's children's services have been rated 'requires improvement to be good' since 2018. Picture: Adobe Stock/Chris Dorney

Inspectors criticise lack of improvement at Lambeth children’s services

Social Care
Shelter says that 120,710 children in England are homeless and living in temporary accommodation. Picture: Shelter

One in 100 children will be homeless this Christmas, warns Shelter

Children's Services