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Costs of children in care hit £3.4bn

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  • Thursday, August 21, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The cost of supporting children in care has reached £3.4bn, according to an Audit Commission report that exposes widespread variation of spending across councils.

Campaigners criticise progress of free childcare drive

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  • Thursday, August 21, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Early years campaigners have questioned the government's handling of its flagship childcare scheme after CYP Now revealed a widespread shortfall in the number of places available for disadvantaged two-year-olds.