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Behind the Inspection Rating: Outdoor play spurs imagination

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

| CYP Now

Strong belief in learning through outdoor play helps Oakwood House Nursery achieve outstanding rating.

Children's centres and youth sector hit, but care services escape cuts

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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

| CYP Now

Local authorities focus on preserving child protection and looked-after children budgets at the expense of Sure Start children's centres, services for young people and youth justice work, statistics on council spending reveal

Children need a long-term plan in this spending abyss

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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

| CYP Now

The country might be out of recession (again), but with the size of the deficit still enormous, public spending shows no sign of returning to growth. In our special report, we examine the long-term challenges and consequences of children's services spend continuing to fall during this decade.

Martin Narey receives knighthood as New Year honours recognise sector's work

News

Thursday, January 3, 2013

| CYP Now

The government adoption adviser Martin Narey received a knighthood in the New Year's honors list, among more than 150 people recognised for their work with children and young people.

Daily roundup: University admissions imbalance, families unaware of benefit changes, and low teacher morale

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Thursday, January 3, 2013

| CYP Now

The universities minister has called on higher education institutions to tackle low attainment among white, working class males; more than 300,000 families are unaware of changes to the child benefit system according to the Telegraph; and the NUT finds more than half of teachers are suffering low morale, all in the news today.

Rebel with a cause

Features

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Lauren Higgs talks to David Simmonds, chair of the LGA's children and young people board

Challenges of 2012/13: The debate

Features

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

| CYP Now

Senior local government figures thrashed out the challenges for children's services in the financial year ahead at a debate organised by CYP Now and 4Children. Ravi Chandiramani reports

Derbyshire children's centres face closure threat

News

Tuesday, April 29, 2014

| CYP Now

Derbyshire County Council looks set to close seven children's centres in a bid to save £1.1m a year.

Bernadette McNally appointed Birmingham director of children's services

News

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

| CYP Now

A new director of children's services has been appointed by Birmingham City Council to turn around the troubled department.

Ask the Experts: Deter young people from drugs

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Monday, September 1, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on "legal highs", saving money while safeguarding, partnership working concerns and coping with hot weather.

Ask the Experts: Buying condoms is not your job

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Monday, October 13, 2014

| CYP Now

Our panel offers advice on condom distribution, writing a vision statement, being turned down for promotion and nursery staff contracts.

Somerset DCS sacking: Peter Lewis speaks out

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Friday, October 24, 2014

| CYP Now

A lack of authority-wide support for change and an "arcane" IT system were key reasons for slow progress in improving children's services in Somerset, the council's former director of children's services (DCS) has claimed.