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Schools to extend reach through more places for two-year-olds

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Faced with a shortage of childcare provision in some areas, councils are submitting proposals to allow schools to admit two-year-olds, but some experts raise questions over the quality of early education being provided

Conflicted over commissioning

Analysis

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Plans for regional commissioning of care services, while backed, should go further and faster, say experts.

Councils deliver support for child migrants as they adapt to UK life

Analysis

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| CYP Now

How local authorities and agencies are helping thousands of refugee children settle in the UK and overcome barriers to accessing education and mental health support as well as responding to their care requirements.

Factors for high DCS turnover

Analysis

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Directors of children's services say they need better training to prepare for demands of the role.

Care Review response: funding fails to match scale of reforms

Analysis

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders back the ‘direction’ of government reforms on social work training, outcomes monitoring and fostering support but say lack of resources and long timescales will undermine delivery

Loss of support for deaf children

Analysis

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Report reveals shortage of teachers for deaf pupils due to funding cuts is harming children's education.

Play in peril: charting the decline of playgrounds across 40 years

Analysis

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Author of a landmark directory of adventure and holiday play provision in 1980 draws on new data that documents how many schemes are still running and assesses the impact that closures have had on children.

Children's care providers dispute ‘harmful’ profiteering rhetoric

Analysis

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

After critical reports, trust must be rebuilt between local authorities and private sector care companies to increase placement sufficiency for children and deliver better outcomes, cross-sector experts say.

New era for inspection begins

Analysis

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Children's services ratings have improved but reforms to system present new challenges say leaders.

Benefits of expanding childcare provision

Analysis

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Research reveals offering disadvantaged pre-schoolers more funded hours can boost child development and ensure they are school ready.

Help children challenge unhealthy messages on social media in RSE

Analysis

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The name Andrew Tate will have become worryingly familiar to many professionals in the sector in recent weeks.

Revamped social action scheme sees NCS aim for greater impact

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

National Citizen Service boss sets out rationale for moving programme to a year-round offer while slimming down core residential element to reduce costs, but experts fear it may dilute the experience for young people.

Boosting attainment with tech

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Expert sets out ways cutting-edge technology can be used in education to narrow the attainment gap.

Economic crisis sees young people's mental health and wellbeing suffer

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

The rising cost of living is adversely impacting children's mental health, resulting in a rise in referrals to health and social care services. Experts call for more funding so agencies can deliver vital support to prevent long-term harm.

2014 act ‘a missed opportunity’

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Peer who led review of Children and Families Act says key legislation has had limited impact on lives.

Adoption board closes to make way for Care Review's reforms

Analysis

Tuesday, January 3, 2023

| CYP Now

Closure of the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board after a decade is ‘in light of’ review's focus on keeping families together, say experts who call for a fairer, more equitable and more inclusive care system.

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

Analysis

Friday, December 2, 2022

| CYP Now

Key sector leaders back independent inquiry recommendation that reporting of child sex abuse should be made compulsory in law, but others remain concerned that it would lead to children’s services being ‘overwhelmed’.

UK Youth Parliament tender bids to expand reach of programme

Analysis

Thursday, December 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Experts question if increased UK Youth Parliament funding is enough to boost engagement and diversity as the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport moves to relaunch the youth voice programme.

Childcare training programme to help identify SEND needs sooner

Analysis

Thursday, December 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Everyone in the early years sector is acutely aware of increasing demands for specialist support.

Factors behind the sharp growth in deprivation of liberty orders

Analysis

Thursday, December 1, 2022

| CYP Now

Concerns continue to grow over the rise in the use of deprivation of liberty (DoL) orders, which allow local authorities to place restrictions on vulnerable children’s movements and freedoms.

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Schools to extend reach through more places for two-year-olds

Conflicted over commissioning

Councils deliver support for child migrants as they adapt to UK life

Factors for high DCS turnover

Care Review response: funding fails to match scale of reforms

Loss of support for deaf children

Play in peril: charting the decline of playgrounds across 40 years

Children's care providers dispute ‘harmful’ profiteering rhetoric

New era for inspection begins

Benefits of expanding childcare provision

Help children challenge unhealthy messages on social media in RSE

Revamped social action scheme sees NCS aim for greater impact

Boosting attainment with tech

Economic crisis sees young people's mental health and wellbeing suffer

2014 act ‘a missed opportunity’

Adoption board closes to make way for Care Review's reforms

Jury out on proposed mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse

UK Youth Parliament tender bids to expand reach of programme

Childcare training programme to help identify SEND needs sooner

Factors behind the sharp growth in deprivation of liberty orders

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