Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
05/12/2018 - 15:30
The government has launched a national scheme between independent schools and councils to improve the offer they make to young people growing up in care.
04/12/2018 - 09:51
MPs have claimed that quantitative evidence alone is not sufficient to warrant a statutory ban on energy drinks sales to children.
30/11/2018 - 15:04
The government has taken over Northamptonshire County Council’s children's services department.
28/11/2018 - 09:56
Cambridgeshire County Council has agreed funding of more than £30 million to develop four new clean energy schemes in the region.
27/11/2018 - 11:12
The current school fruit and vegetable scheme needs revamping as it is failing in its mission to encourage young people to eat more fresh produce.
27/11/2018 - 10:16
A new initiative has been launched to explore different options for how libraries could be better funded and managed.
20/11/2018 - 15:05
Northamptonshire County Council has spent more than £15 million since the start of April placing children in care homes in other parts of the country.
20/11/2018 - 09:49
Councils spent more than £160 million last year on taxis and private hire vehicles to transport children with SEND to and from schools.
16/11/2018 - 09:46
Latest figures show that there were 75,420 looked-after children in England at the end of March this year.
15/11/2018 - 09:29
New research has warned that support for children with SEND is facing a potential funding gap of more than half a billion pounds.
14/11/2018 - 09:03
The government has proposed the appointment of a commissioner to oversee improvements at Northamptonshire County Council.
13/11/2018 - 15:47
The Welsh Government will invest £15 million next year to help safely reduce the need for children to enter care.
13/11/2018 - 14:24
Barnardo’s is set to work with Leicestershire County Council in a trailblazing project to help improve the lives of children and families.
12/11/2018 - 10:23
The free childcare scheme is being questioned again as more than half of private nurseries have increased their fees in the past year.
09/11/2018 - 10:16
The Local Government Association has revealed that social workers are starting new cases for more than 1,000 children each day.
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