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LGA and Barnardo's warn of 'reckless' adoption changes

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

| CYP Now

The entire adoption system could be significantly damaged unless proposed reforms are reconsidered, Barnardo's and the Local Government Association (LGA) have warned.

Pacey retreats from childminder training project

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Friday, May 17, 2013

| CYP Now

The Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (Pacey) has pulled out of a government-funded project with charity Barnardo's to train unemployed parents to become childminders.

LGA fears children's centre closures if cuts continue

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Friday, May 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Children's centres, libraries and sports centres will all be at risk of closure if central government makes significant further cuts to council budgets, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned.

DfE announces voluntary sector funding

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Friday, May 10, 2013

| CYP Now

Promotion of adoption 'parties' and connecting vulnerable young people with arts and cultural facilities are among the projects that have received government voluntary sector funding.

DfE bids to boost early literacy skills

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Monday, April 29, 2013

| CYP Now

Disadvantaged children are to get targeted help with reading and language as part of a Department for Education-backed project.

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

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Monday, April 15, 2013

| CYP Now

The 2013 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

Fear of being a 'bad parent' rife among families

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Monday, April 8, 2013

| CYP Now

Almost seven out of 10 mothers and fathers fear being called "bad parents", according to research.

Unemployed parents to be turned into childminders

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Friday, April 5, 2013

| CYP Now

Out-of-work parents will be trained to become childminders under a new government-funded programme, CYP Now can reveal.

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

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Friday, March 15, 2013

| CYP Now

Sector calls for an "early intervention Budget", emotional support for primary school children, and troubled families research announced, all in the news today.

Third of professionals work with children who 'go hungry' daily

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Monday, February 25, 2013

| CYP Now

A third of children's services professionals say the young people they work with are failing to get enough to eat on a daily basis, according to a survey conducted by the Children's Food Trust.

Charities urge extra early years support for visually impaired children

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

| CYP Now

Children with visual impairments should be given increased access to early years support, to prevent them from underperforming at school in the future, a report has claimed.

NCB advocates cash incentives for families to improve child health

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Friday, February 15, 2013

| CYP Now

The government should hand out cash incentives to encourage families in poverty to improve their children's health, the National Children's Bureau (NCB) has claimed.

Councils cut back on short breaks for disabled children

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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

| CYP Now

More than 60 per cent of councils cut spending on short breaks for disabled children last year, while 40 per cent intend to cut provision this year, an investigation by the charity Mencap has revealed.

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

| CYP Now

Nine out of ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children they suspect to be suffering from neglect, but up to 40 per cent feel powerless to intervene, a report has warned.

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

| CYP Now

The government's special educational needs (SEN) reforms will create a two-tier system of support for children with disabilities, campaigners have warned.

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

| CYP Now

Central government must urgently consult local authorities on how new "social value" laws could impact on children's services, it has been has warned.

Number of children's centres falls by more than 400

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

| CYP Now

The number of children's centres has reduced by more than 400 since the coalition government was formed, according to figures revealed by childcare minister Elizabeth Truss.

Truss reveals plan for more rigorous early years qualifications

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Monday, January 28, 2013

| CYP Now

All new nursery workers will be required to have at least a grade C in GCSE English and Maths, under the Early Years Educator (Eye) qualification set to be introduced from 2014.

Adoption reforms ‘risk undermining support for vulnerable children'

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

| CYP Now

Plans to redirect £150m of early intervention funding into adoption reform risk reducing frontline services for vulnerable children, the chair of the Local Government Association's (LGA) children and young people board has warned.

Government raids Early Intervention Grant to fund adoption reform

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

| CYP Now

The government has slashed £150m from the Early Intervention Grant to plough into attempts to increase the number of adoptions in England, children's minister Edward Timpson has confirmed.

NSPCC appoints Peter Wanless as chief executive

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

| CYP Now

The NSPCC has appointed a former senior civil servant to be its chief executive from June this year.

Restrictions on independence jeopardise children's health

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Tuesday, January 15, 2013

| CYP Now

The health and wellbeing of today's children is suffering as a result of increasing restrictions on their freedom to walk to and from school and play outside, a 40-year research programme has found.

Councils slash childcare training by more than 40 per cent

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Friday, January 11, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authority spending on training for childcare staff was cut by at least 40 per cent during the last financial year, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.

Former venture capitalist appointed as minister at DfE

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Thursday, January 10, 2013

| CYP Now

A former venture capitalist and the founder of a charitable academy sponsor has been appointed as a minister at the Department for Education following the departure of Lord Hill.

Welfare reforms will penalise working families, warns Barnardo's

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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

| CYP Now

High childcare costs mean the poorest parents could effectively be paying to go to work once the government's welfare reforms are introduced, a report by the charity Barnardo's has found.

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LGA and Barnardo's warn of 'reckless' adoption changes

Pacey retreats from childminder training project

LGA fears children's centre closures if cuts continue

DfE announces voluntary sector funding

DfE bids to boost early literacy skills

CYP Now 2013 Awards open for entry

Fear of being a 'bad parent' rife among families

Unemployed parents to be turned into childminders

Daily roundup: Early intervention, emotional health, and troubled families

Third of professionals work with children who 'go hungry' daily

Charities urge extra early years support for visually impaired children

NCB advocates cash incentives for families to improve child health

Councils cut back on short breaks for disabled children

Professionals feel ‘powerless' when faced with neglect

Children and Families Bill SEN reforms branded a ‘lost opportunity'

Call for talks as Social Value Act shakes up commissioning

Number of children's centres falls by more than 400

Truss reveals plan for more rigorous early years qualifications

Adoption reforms ‘risk undermining support for vulnerable children'

Government raids Early Intervention Grant to fund adoption reform

NSPCC appoints Peter Wanless as chief executive

Restrictions on independence jeopardise children's health

Councils slash childcare training by more than 40 per cent

Former venture capitalist appointed as minister at DfE

Welfare reforms will penalise working families, warns Barnardo's

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