Social workers advised to visit homes for six months in suspected abuse cases

Education

Ofsted considers scrapping overall ratings for children's services

Children's Services

Daily Roundup 22 February: Unaccompanied asylum seekers, child obesity and Boris Johnson

Council criticised over death of child on special guardianship order

Ofsted

Inspectors praise YOT's work to reduce offending

Inspections

Tories propose political pay cuts to save youth services

Financial management

Daily Roundup 21 February: Teacher shortages, CSE definition and 'outstanding' hospital

Ombudsman calls for more support in youth custody disciplinary process

Children's Services

Be Kind, Be Courteous and Remember Your Manners

The Early Years Blog

Council to end funding for universal youth services

Children's centres

Campaigners report DfE to competitions authority over childcare 'price fixing'

Early Years

Daily roundup 20 February: Faith schools, asylum applications, and suicides