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Wellbeing at home

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 31, 2017
  • | CYP Now
With two thirds of young people in residential care experiencing significant mental health difficulties, Emily Rogers looks at how homes are providing specialist support for children with complex needs.

Inspections Clinic: Large social care providers

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  • Tuesday, September 28, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Large private companies continue to play an increasing role in the provision of children’s home and fostering placements. Jo Stephenson analyses what the data says about the quality of large providers.

Residential Care: Special Report

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  • Tuesday, November 30, 2021
  • | CYP Now
Latest figures show a growth in the number of residential children’s care homes, but local authorities continue to report problems in finding sufficient care placements to meet the needs of young people.

Inspections Clinic: Supported accommodation

Providers of supported accommodation to looked-after young people and care leavers are being registered this year before inspections start in 2024. Jo Stephenson takes a look at Ofsted's plans.

In a good place

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  • Tuesday, October 25, 2016
  • | CYP Now
As the number of children in care reaches record levels, Joe Lepper examines the challenge for commissioners to provide children with stable, happy homes that cater to their needs.

Special Report: Residential Care

    Features
  • Tuesday, January 29, 2019
  • | CYP Now
Standards of residential child care have never been higher, but a shortage of provision and rising demand due to more traumatised children coming into the system is stretching local authority budgets to the limit.

The care remainers

    Features
  • Tuesday, October 31, 2017
  • | CYP Now
All four nations of the UK have some form of provision for young people to stay in care beyond the age of 18. Joe Lepper compares the approaches and investigates plans to extend entitlements.

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