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<img alt="Labour pledges to boost health visitor numbers" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/24b70793-5458-4e17-8d31-f17c2ed8cc70/3/ScreenShot20181018at104429-320x198.png" />
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Speaking at the annual Unite and Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association conference in Bournemouth, Ashworth said analysis conducted by Labour has found that in the 12 months between June...
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Published: 18 October 2018
<img alt="National child death database to launch next year" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/a8fee1fe-0afa-4a66-811d-543ca7f7a1da/1/scrcreditphiladams-320x198.jpg" />
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Details of the National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) were unveiled in joint statutory guidance released by the Department of Health and the Department for Education for clinical commissioning groups...
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Published: 17 October 2018
<img alt="Extend mandatory role of health visitors, urges children's commissioner" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/c5e715d9-6d66-45bd-8d99-e06dfa5419c7/4/ScreenShot20170413at161432-320x198.png" />
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A report by the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC) found that there are 15,800 babies under the age of one considered by local authorities to be vulnerable or highly vulnerable and at risk of...
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Published: 16 October 2018
<img alt="Children's services company receives funding to improve SEN careers guidance" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/c861fac8-5ff8-4c25-82a1-ffaffa9abda5/3/careerslucie-320x198.jpg" />
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Achieving for Children, which provides children's services across Kingston, Richmond, and Windsor and Maidenhead, will receive £105,000 to work across 13 mainstream and special schools, providing "next...
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Published: 16 October 2018
<img alt="Mental health checks for looked-after children to begin in June 2019" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/5d44dc08-ac16-41a3-b5c2-3e59cb399a9b/2/03e79746c028e654b1d0f36b6da0abf8jpg-320x198.jpg" />
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Up to 10 pilot areas were set to start testing mental health assessments for looked-after children by May last year, but these were delayed as a result of the snap general election, and are still yet to...
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Published: 16 October 2018
<img alt="Zahawi: Drop in 30 hours childcare take-up 'expected'" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/9f4bc4bd-09dc-4445-8462-d583435d3145/3/zahawi-320x198.png" />
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Statistics published last month show that there was a significant drop in the number of childcare codes being issued in September this year, compared with three months ago.
In order to use their 30...
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Published: 16 October 2018
<img alt="Ofsted praises resilience of council's children's services in face of rising demand" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/febb4222-5fec-437e-9399-e0245d7071ef/3/ScreenShot20181015at170535-320x198.png" />
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Inspectors visiting Portsmouth Council last month rated children's social care provision at the council as "good" overall, marking progress on 2014 when it was rated "requires improvement".
"Despite...
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Published: 15 October 2018
<img alt="Loneliness strategy to improve access to community spaces for young people" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/7744aef3-6518-4d77-beaf-e73993fa4e55/4/LonelychildVejaaAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" />
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Announcing the funding today, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) said it would enable the creation of more sustainable community spaces and hubs with a particular focus on improving...
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Published: 15 October 2018
<img alt="Young people in coastal areas 'less able to access mental health support'" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/79418eae-bf24-47ca-8f17-e01d61f37226/2/SeasideRzaAdobeStock-320x198.jpg" />
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The Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) says that lack of access to mental health services is particularly acute in coastal areas outside of the south of England.
Just nine seaside towns, all...
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Published: 12 October 2018