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EHCPs for half of children delayed, study finds

Friday, July 26, 2024

| CYP Now

Just 49% of education, health and care plans (EHCPs) for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) were produced within the 20-week statutory limit in 2022, with families "begging" councils for help, a report has revealed.

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

| CYP Now

Sector leaders have welcomed elements of the King's Speech linked to services for children's mental health and education but have questioned the omission of issues including children's social care reform and votes for 16-and 17-year-olds.

Multi-agency data sharing must be improved to boost child development, say early years leaders

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Thursday, June 20, 2024

| CYP Now

The next government needs to develop a national dataset encompassing education, health and social care details for all children, according to recommendations made ahead of July’s general election by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA).

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

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Friday, June 14, 2024

| CYP Now

The three main parties have published policy pledges in a bid to win the general election.

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

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Thursday, June 13, 2024

| CYP Now

Reducing child poverty, investing in school-based careers and mental health support for young people and giving 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote are among the Labour Party’s pledges in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

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Monday, June 10, 2024

| CYP Now

The Liberal Democrats have pledged a series of policies to narrow the attainment gap for disadvantaged children and boost educational opportunities for young people in their manifesto for the 2024 general election.

Oliver Steeper’s death after choking on food at nursery ruled as ‘misadventure’

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Tuesday, May 28, 2024

| CYP Now

The death of a nine-month-old boy who died after choking on food at nursery has been ruled as “misadventure” following an inquest.

Princess of Wales' charity urges roll out of health visitor tool to ‘interpret baby behaviour’

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Thursday, March 21, 2024

| CYP Now

A tool to help health visitors interpret babies' behaviour should be rolled out nationally following “overwhelmingly positive” results from a trial of its use funded by the Princess of Wales’ charity the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.

Support schools and nurseries to tackle poverty, Longfield’s think-tank urges ministers

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Friday, March 15, 2024

| CYP Now

Programmes within schools and nurseries should be at the forefront of a government plan to tackle childhood poverty, a think-tank led by the former Children’s Commissioner for England has told ministers.

Health visitor shortage leaves services unable to support vulnerable babies, report warns

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Thursday, January 18, 2024

| CYP Now

Health visiting services lack the capacity to support increasing numbers of vulnerable children due to a shortage of thousands of workers, a survey warns.

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

| CYP Now

Parents should be more involved in the design and delivery of services aimed at tackling ‘systemic’ child poverty in communities across the UK, a report is urging.

Health visiting ‘career pathway’ launches to tackle staff shortages

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Wednesday, November 22, 2023

| CYP Now

A career pathway for health visiting has been published to make it easier for health professionals to take up roles and tackle staff shortages.

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023

| CYP Now

King Charles III has laid out the government’s plans for legislation impacting children and young people as part of his first King’s Speech as monarch.

Councils raise concerns over impact of EYFS reforms

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Monday, October 30, 2023

| CYP Now

Half of local authorities say changes to early years development assessments introduced two years ago have damaged the quality of early years education, according to latest research.

Sector raises questions over Starmer’s toothbrushing in schools pledge

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Friday, October 6, 2023

| CYP Now

The Labour Party would introduce compulsory supervised toothbrushing in English primary schools as part of a “rescue plan for NHS dentistry” if it wins the next general election, leader Sir Keir Starmer has said.

LEGO launches Braille bricks

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

| CYP Now

LEGO has released its first set of Braille bricks to the public to boost access to play for children who are blind or have blind family members.

Record number of children struggling with speech and language difficulties

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Monday, September 4, 2023

| CYP Now

A record number of school pupils are now facing speech and language difficulties, according to research.

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

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Thursday, August 31, 2023

| CYP Now

The September edition of Children & Young People Now has all the latest news, views and analysis on the key issues affecting services for children, young people and families.

Pandemic impacted most children’s social and emotional development, research finds

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

| CYP Now

Almost half of parents say their child’s social and emotional skills worsened during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research.

Ofsted to review family hub infant programme

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Monday, July 31, 2023

| CYP Now

Family hub support services for parents with infants under two years old are set to be reviewed by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Newborn tests ‘not fit for purpose’ for minority ethnic babies

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Thursday, July 13, 2023

| CYP Now

Newborn medical tests, including an assessment developed more than 70 years ago, are “not fit for purpose” to deal with the health needs of black, Asian and minority ethnic babies, research has found.

Healthy Start benefit fails to cover formula costs as prices rise

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Tuesday, July 4, 2023

| CYP Now

The Healthy Start allowance fails to cover the cost of any available first infant formula milk as prices continue to rise, new research from the Food Foundation reveals.

Healthy Start scheme uptake falls short of NHS target

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

| CYP Now

The government’s Healthy Start food scheme is falling short of a target set by the NHS to reach 75 per cent of eligible families with young children, latest figures show.

Disadvantaged families will struggle to access expanded funded childcare, MPs told

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

| CYP Now

Certain groups of parents, including those from deprived areas, will continue to face barriers in accessing funded childcare hours under the expanded provision announced as part of the Budget, experts have told MPs.

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

| CYP Now

Childcare reforms and support for struggling families are among a raft of measures announced by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt in his 2023 Budget.

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EHCPs for half of children delayed, study finds

King’s Speech 2024: Sector welcomes mental health and education support

Multi-agency data sharing must be improved to boost child development, say early years leaders

General election 2024: Key party manifesto pledges for the children and young people’s sector

Labour Party manifesto: boosting school-based support and votes for 16s among pledges

Liberal Democrats pledge investment in disadvantaged children's education

Oliver Steeper’s death after choking on food at nursery ruled as ‘misadventure’

Princess of Wales' charity urges roll out of health visitor tool to ‘interpret baby behaviour’

Support schools and nurseries to tackle poverty, Longfield’s think-tank urges ministers

Health visitor shortage leaves services unable to support vulnerable babies, report warns

Recruit ‘parent champions’ to design child poverty busting measures, report urges

Health visiting ‘career pathway’ launches to tackle staff shortages

King’s Speech 2023: Key points for children and young people and what was missed

Councils raise concerns over impact of EYFS reforms

Sector raises questions over Starmer’s toothbrushing in schools pledge

LEGO launches Braille bricks

Record number of children struggling with speech and language difficulties

Inside CYP Now this month: Residential youth work, Care Review pilot, youth justice trends

Pandemic impacted most children’s social and emotional development, research finds

Ofsted to review family hub infant programme

Newborn tests ‘not fit for purpose’ for minority ethnic babies

Healthy Start benefit fails to cover formula costs as prices rise

Healthy Start scheme uptake falls short of NHS target

Disadvantaged families will struggle to access expanded funded childcare, MPs told

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

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