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Local authorities assumed responsibility in October for commissioning public health services for under-fives. Charlotte Goddard explores the challenges involved and plans for the future.

Skills for the Job: Improving a struggling nursery

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Running a nursery is not easy, so when problems arise such as an unseasonal fall in occupancy, prompt action to tackle them is vital.

How training for teachers helps prevent primary school bullying

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

School staff get training to prevent and tackle bullying.

Behind the Inspection Rating: Play club makes wishes come true

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Y-Kids Redhill, Surrey - play scheme inspection - August 2015

Research Report: Study of the Quality of Childminder Provision in England

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

This study set out to examine the key characteristics of childminding provision, including factors that characterise high-quality childcare.

Care still a barrier to university

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

With a drop in the number of care leavers going to university, new initiatives aim to raise academic aspirations.

NCAS conference: Children's services leaders debate policy and practice challenges

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Protecting children from extremist ideology, improving care leaver support, reforming child mental health services and changes to Ofsted social care inspections were all issues on the agenda at the NCAS conference this month.

Cuts 'fuel rise in homelessness'

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Cuts in prevention services see more vulnerable young people experiencing housing crisis, say charities.

Minister should visit Holland to get childcare expansion right

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Police reformer: Olivia Pinkney, national lead for children and young people's policing

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Tuesday, October 27, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Olivia Pinkney, the National Police Chiefs Council's lead officer for children and young people.

'Baffling' DfE report raises fears over free childcare expansion

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

A Department for Education review has been unable to quantify the costs of providing childcare, prompting concerns from the early years sector that the planned expansion of the free entitlement will be underfunded.

Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Some local authorities have combined the functions of director of children's services with those of other top-tier managers. Joe Lepper explores the benefits and potential pitfalls of different approaches.

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on planning a nursery trip; safely examining online grooming; boosting workers' skills and police complaints.

Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services leaders gathered at CYP Now's Early Help Conference to discuss latest policy developments in early help and hear how local areas are developing interventions across a range of settings and age groups.

Children's leaders collaborate to drive improvement in services

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Children's services directors have developed regional models to improve services that draw on their collective strengths to tackle areas of weakness, and which could help prevent critical Ofsted inspection judgments.

Better together: Interview with Bridget Robb, BASW chief executive

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Derren Hayes meets Bridget Robb, chief executive, the British Association of Social Workers.

Councils gear up to tackle needs of refugee children and families

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Local authorities and refugee charities are preparing to support the 20,000 Syrian refugees to be resettled in the UK, while a large rise in the number of unaccompanied children is already putting some councils under pressure.

Behind the Inspection Rating: PRU succeeds in raising grades

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

Heybridge Alternative Provision School, Essex - Pupil referral unit inspection - July 2015

Housing crisis highlights failure to meet children's basic needs

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

When it comes to identifying priorities for improving children's services, it is understandable that many of us turn our attention to the issues that are the focus of our daily professional lives.

A fair fee is critical to free childcare expansion

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Monday, October 12, 2015

| CYP Now

The past few weeks have seen mixed messages coming from the government over the expansion of the free childcare policy.

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

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Thursday, October 1, 2015

| CYP Now

Qualification requirements and training provision for working with children and young people is continuously adapting in line with changes in policy and practice. Charlotte Goddard provides a comprehensive overview.

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

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Monday, September 28, 2015

| CYP Now

Children and young people's issues featured prominently during Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour leader. So what is he pledging to do, and what do sector leaders think of his emerging policies?

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New Age for young children's health

Skills for the Job: Improving a struggling nursery

How training for teachers helps prevent primary school bullying

Behind the Inspection Rating: Play club makes wishes come true

Research Report: Study of the Quality of Childminder Provision in England

Care still a barrier to university

NCAS conference: Children's services leaders debate policy and practice challenges

Cuts 'fuel rise in homelessness'

Minister should visit Holland to get childcare expansion right

Police reformer: Olivia Pinkney, national lead for children and young people's policing

'Baffling' DfE report raises fears over free childcare expansion

Children's services leaders: When are two hats better than one?

Ask The Experts: Ensure nursery outings are safe

Councils develop new approaches to early help amid funding challenges

Children's leaders collaborate to drive improvement in services

Better together: Interview with Bridget Robb, BASW chief executive

Councils gear up to tackle needs of refugee children and families

Behind the Inspection Rating: PRU succeeds in raising grades

Housing crisis highlights failure to meet children's basic needs

A fair fee is critical to free childcare expansion

Children's workforce guide to training and qualifications

Corbyn's policies for children and young people under the spotlight

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