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.
27/04/2018 - 09:45
A growing funding gap is developing in Nottingham, caused by the high proportion of students in Nottingham leaving the city council short of council tax.
17/04/2018 - 10:37
An estimated 90 per cent of pupils were offered a place at their first choice of primary school this year.
06/04/2018 - 08:44
New Public Health England data has revealed that a child in England has a tooth removed in hospital every 10 minutes due to preventable tooth decay.
05/04/2018 - 09:18
New research by the Sutton Trust has revealed that as many as 1,000 Sure Start centres across the country have closed since 2009.
04/04/2018 - 10:25
Worcestershire County Council has agreed to develop a wholly owned council company to deliver children's social care services in the region.
04/04/2018 - 10:05
Liverpool City Council will receive early access to almost £7 million of funding to support struggling families to turn their lives around.
26/03/2018 - 11:32
Derby City Council has signed agreements with DHA confirming the local charity’s plans to run all ten proposed Community Managed Libraries.
22/03/2018 - 14:09
Five new Regional Adoption Agencies have been granted £3.4 million as part of the government’s ambition to create a world-leading adoption system.
22/03/2018 - 10:38
The LGA has expressed concern over an initiative for children leaving care only having enough funding to support one in five young people.
19/03/2018 - 09:57
The Department for Education has announced a £26 million investment to run morning clubs in schools in the most disadvantaged areas.
16/03/2018 - 16:02
Research has found that the number of state secondary schools falling into deficit has almost trebled in the last four years to more than a quarter.
16/03/2018 - 09:48
The LGA and some local councils are supporting a new campaign to tackle child abuse and neglect and increase confidence in reporting incidents.
15/03/2018 - 14:47
The Department for Education has announced a £17 million package of support for councils to improve outcomes for vulnerable children.
08/03/2018 - 10:31
Too many young people are finding themselves at ‘crisis point’ before accessing mental health services because public services are not effectively working together.
08/03/2018 - 09:53
Two-thirds of secondary schools in England have increased the size of their classes in the past two years.
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