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NCB appoints president and chair

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012

| CYP Now

The former boss of Serco's children's services arm has been appointed chair of the National Children's Bureau (NCB)

Government launches early years healthy eating drive

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Monday, November 13, 2017

| CYP Now

Example menus and recipes have been published by government as part of efforts to encourage early years settings to provide healthy meals for young children.

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

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Friday, September 28, 2012

| CYP Now

Total local authority spending on children and young people's services will increase by more than £100m this year, Department for Education (DfE) statistics have shown.

Health visitor checks: Public Health England to monitor councils on delivery

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Thursday, April 13, 2017

| CYP Now

The government quango responsible for public health has pledged to ensure that local authorities fulfil their duty to provide health visitor checks for young children, in the wake of a government decision to maintain their mandatory status.

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

| CYP Now

The 2014 Children & Young People Now Awards - the gold standard in services for children, young people and families across the UK - are open for entries.

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.

Rise in unexplained infant deaths prompts warning over health cuts

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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

| CYP Now

A charity has warned that rising child poverty levels and cuts to local authority public health budgets could result in higher rates of sudden infant death.

Inspiring Scotland announces winners of early support cash

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Monday, September 26, 2011

| CYP Now

The National Deaf Children's Society Scotland, One Parent Families Scotland and the Scottish Childminding Association are among 24 charities to share 6.8m of early years support funding.

Budget: Critics attack lack of action on free childcare funding

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Wednesday, March 8, 2017

| CYP Now

The government has been criticised for failing to act on concerns within the childcare sector about funding for extended free provision, after no additional money to boost the flagship initiative was announced in today's Spring Budget.

Disadvantaged Scottish families less likely to access health visitor checks

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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

| CYP Now

Babies and toddlers living in Scotland's most deprived areas are less likely to be seen by a health visitor than those in more affluent families, despite a targeting of child health resources at vulnerable families.

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

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Friday, November 30, 2012

| CYP Now

Children and families minister Edward Timpson has praised the efforts of people working to improve children, young people and families' lives, at the 2012 CYP Now Awards.

Winners of 2014 CYP Now Awards revealed on celebratory night

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Friday, November 21, 2014

| CYP Now

A small charity that helps parents in prison keep in touch with their children, providing a lifeline for thousands of disadvantaged families, has won the CYP Now 2014 Award for Children and Young People's Charity of the Year.

Guide helps children's professionals understand key election pledges

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children & Young People Now presents the definitive guide to what the main parliamentary parties are pledging on key issues for children, young people and families.

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

| CYP Now

More than 50 children's sector organisations have joined forces to call on the next government to significantly boost early intervention spending.

Charity founders knighted in New Year's Honours

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Monday, January 4, 2016

| CYP Now

A philanthropist whose charity has contributed more than £100m to support young people and the founder of a think-tank on living standards have both been knighted in the New Year's Honours list.

Sure Start: Major research reveals long-term health benefits of programme

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Monday, August 16, 2021

| CYP Now

The Sure Start programme had long-lasting health benefits for children including reducing hospitalisation later in life, new research on the early years scheme has found.

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.

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into health inequalities among babies and infants

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Thursday, July 16, 2020

| CYP Now

The government is to carry out a review on how the health of babies and young children from disadvantaged backgrounds can be improved.

Ombudsman criticises council over childcare arrangements

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Friday, June 24, 2016

| CYP Now

A council has been criticised by the Local Government Ombudsman (LGO) for failing to properly support a working mother of two teenage disabled children with her childcare needs.

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.

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NCB appoints president and chair

Government launches early years healthy eating drive

Children's services spend to increase by £106m this year

Health visitor checks: Public Health England to monitor councils on delivery

Enter the CYP Now Awards and take your chance to shine

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

Rise in unexplained infant deaths prompts warning over health cuts

Inspiring Scotland announces winners of early support cash

Budget: Critics attack lack of action on free childcare funding

Disadvantaged Scottish families less likely to access health visitor checks

Timpson praises workforce's achievements at CYP Now Awards

Winners of 2014 CYP Now Awards revealed on celebratory night

Guide helps children's professionals understand key election pledges

Sector demands early intervention commitment from next government

Charity founders knighted in New Year's Honours

Sure Start: Major research reveals long-term health benefits of programme

Budget 2023: Key announcements for children and young people

Andrea Leadsom to lead review into health inequalities among babies and infants

Ombudsman criticises council over childcare arrangements

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

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