Part of the fund will support new parents and babies. Picture: Adobe Stock

Vulnerable children projects handed £1m funding boost

Social Care
The charity partnerships have run since 2015. Picture: Adobe Stock

#Chances4Children: Dishoom donates 10m meals to hungry children

Chances4Children

Dealing with intergenerational trauma amongst new parents

Guest Blog
Alison O’Sullivan is former president of the ADCS and chair of National Children’s Bureau

We must not forget children’s need to grieve

Mental health

In the April edition of CYP Now: Digital social care, school readiness gap, and Kickstart scheme

Children's Services
Some 300,000 more pupils are now eligible for free school meals. Picture: Adobe Stock

One in five children eligible for free school meals since pandemic

Coronavirus
Experts have warned the underspend could leave settings forced to close. Picture: Adobe Stock

Councils report £62m underspend on funded childcare places

Coronavirus
Gavin Williamson: I am confident this summer will be a great success. Picture: Parliament UK

Schools urged to ensure disadvantaged children benefit from £200m summer activities plan

Education
A new helpline run by the NSPCC has been launched for sexual abuse victims. Picture: Adobe Stock

Ofsted to launch sexual abuse review

Social Care
Brexit cut the UK’s access to the Erasmus+ programme. Picture: franz12/Adobe Stock

Letters to the Editor: The lad is not for Turing

Letters
The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care officially launched on 1 March and will reportedly take 12 to 15 months to complete. Picture: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock

The reports and investigations set to shape direction of Care Review

Social Care
The Scout Association is offering 66 work placements as part of the Kickstart scheme

Why Kickstart scheme has failed to launch

Youth Work