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.
12/09/2018 - 09:33
Cash-strapped councils across England are struggling to provide services for rising numbers of people facing disadvantage.
11/09/2018 - 10:09
YoungMinds has reported that three out of four parents say their children's mental health deteriorated while waiting for NHS support.
10/09/2018 - 11:09
A new £5 million fund to increase places in uniformed youth groups has been announced to reach vulnerable young people.
10/09/2018 - 10:31
SSE has claimed that councils are frustrating the rollout of electric car charging points, meaning Britain has thousands fewer than required.
10/09/2018 - 10:02
The Department for Transport has announced £2 million of funding to support the uptake of e-cargo bikes.
07/09/2018 - 16:36
3,000 new homes will be built on the remaining three legacy sites at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with the level of affordable housing boosted to 50 per cent.
06/09/2018 - 15:23
The NAO has warned that ongoing local government funding pressures means councils are pursuing debt repayments ‘too quickly and too aggressively’.
06/09/2018 - 15:01
Leicestershire County Council has warned of a ‘serious and extremely challenging’ financial situation.
05/09/2018 - 15:34
The government has announced provisional allocations of a £34 million fund to provide local support for those living on the streets.
05/09/2018 - 10:33
Nicola Sturgeon set out details of 12 new bills in her ‘programme for government’, including mental health funding and infrastructure plans.
05/09/2018 - 10:00
Age UK warns that the safety net for elderly people living at home has become dangerously weak, with older people living alone in declining health.
04/09/2018 - 10:02
Somerset County Council has announced a range of proposals to to tackle spending pressures.
04/09/2018 - 09:19
The 30 hours funded childcare offer has led to increased fees for nearly half of parents and is financially hitting providers.
03/09/2018 - 09:08
A surge in demand for sexual health services at a time of cuts to local council funding is leaving the service at risk of collapse.
31/08/2018 - 15:42
The Education Secretary has published a new toolkit to help schools save money to ensure every pound possible is being spent in the classroom.
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