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Agencies should be offered financial incentive to invest in early intervention, claims taskforce

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

| CYP Now

The government should explore methods for sharing profits from early intervention work to encourage agencies to finance it, the first report of a new taskforce has said.

Atkinson speaks out on her role

Other

Monday, July 5, 2010

| CYP Now

England's children's commissioner Maggie Atkinson does not want her powers to be extended, remaining satisfied that her office's sole remit is to influence policy.

Children's Star Award recognises lifetime commitment of Dame Gillian

News

Monday, June 30, 2008

| CYP Now

NCB chair and former chief executive of the Coram Family, Dame Gillian Pugh received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4Children 2008 Children's Stars Awards on Thursday.

Winners of the Children & Young People Now Awards 2010 announced

News

Thursday, November 18, 2010

| CYP Now

A group of looked-after children who produced a film about domestic abuse and a national campaign to change perceptions of young people with facial disfigurements were among the winners of this year's Children & Young People Now Awards.

Progress in joint working must go on

Opinion

Monday, November 22, 2010

| CYP Now

The decision last week to strip the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) of government funding will inevitably raise concerns that any genuine "development" of the workforce will stall. A plan for how the Department for Education intends to take forward the quango's work is yet to be articulated.

Affordable childcare key to securing welfare reforms

News

Thursday, November 25, 2010

| CYP Now

Government welfare reforms need to be backed by investment in affordable childcare if they are to effectively reduce unemployment, says the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

Ask the Expert: Tacking special needs with parents

Other

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

| CYP Now

Centre leaders pay lags head teachers'

Other

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

| CYP Now

A senior official at the Department for Children, Schools and Families has admitted to a continued lack of progress on paying children's centres leaders the same as head teachers.

Tory government Sure Start worry

Other

Tuesday, October 7, 2008

| CYP Now

The chief executive of Barnardo's has voiced fears over the Conservative Party's commitment to Sure Start.

Single parents need clear advice on leaving children unattended

Other

Monday, December 6, 2010

| CYP Now

Lone parents are being advised by Jobcentre Plus workers to accept jobs that force them to leave older children alone at home, according to the Single Parent Action Network (Span).

Research to look at nanny workforce

Other

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

| CYP Now

The Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) is leading a programme to gain more knowledge about the work done by nannies in England.

Pact to link private and state settings

Other

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

| CYP Now

A deal designed to bridge the divide between state and private childcare is about to be signed in Blackburn in a bid to enhance local early years services.

Nursery assistant arrested on suspicion of child abuse

News

Thursday, January 6, 2011

| CYP Now

West Midlands Police have arrested a 20-year-old male nursery assistant on suspicion of child abuse.

Low-income families 'ripped off' by higher prices for basic goods, says Save the Children

News

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

| CYP Now

Low-income families are paying as much as 1,280 a year more for basic goods and services than better off families, a study by Save the Children has found.

Parents face charges for child maintenance services

News

Thursday, January 13, 2011

| CYP Now

Parents will be charged to access statutory child maintenance services under proposals put forward by government today (13 January).

Campaign aims to explode myths around communication difficulties

News

Monday, January 31, 2011

| CYP Now

Prioritising support for children with speech and language difficulties can only be achieved if the public have a better understanding of the problem, a campaign launched today has warned.

Busy Bees

Other

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

| CYP Now

Busy Bees is one of the UK's largest chains of commercial nurseries.

Number of lone-parent families rockets

News

Friday, January 20, 2012

| CYP Now

The number of lone-parent families has dramatically increased over the past 10 years, according to latest government figures.

Struggling adventure playground wins award

News

Friday, October 31, 2008

| CYP Now

An east London adventure playground that is struggling to remain open through a lack of funding has won playground of the year in a competition organised by London Play.