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Free childcare scheme needs more investment

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  • Monday, June 23, 2014
  • | CYP Now
The government's free childcare offer for disadvantaged two-year-olds is both laudable and much needed. But that alone will not guarantee its success. Concerns about implementation of the initiative - which is meant to provide 15 hours of free childcare per week for the 130,000 most disadvantaged two-year-olds - have been around for some time. In the spring, the government's own figures showed a quarter of the expected number of places had yet to be created.

Cornwall legal expert helps overhaul child protection in Falklands alliance

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  • Monday, June 9, 2014
  • | CYP Now
An unlikely alliance has arisen over the past year that has seen Cornwall County Council working with the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) to develop a new approach to safeguarding the island's children. Here, the key officers in the partnership reflect on what they have learned from the experience.

A day with the Pre-Birth Intervention Service

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  • Monday, May 26, 2014
  • | CYP Now
Durham's multiple award-winning Pre-Birth Intervention Service aims to ensure the best possible start in life for babies born to high-risk families. Gabriella Jozwiak went to meet the team to find out how it works.

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