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<img alt="Ofsted announces plans for tougher youth custody inspections" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/524aad73-6e26-4b3c-9f74-dfe16b21ddf1/1/rainsbrook2-320x198.png" />
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Ofsted, health watchdog the Care Quality Commission and HMI Prisons want to strengthen their response to STCs that receive an "inadequate" judgment. They also want to prioritise child protection within...
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cypn
Published: 18 July 2018
This article has been brought to you by Slough Children's Services Trust, Amina Ali, for the attention of all Early Years providers.
Published: 18 July 2018
This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's FIRST Website Coordinator, Neesha Mouttou, for the attention of all Early Years providers.
Published: 18 July 2018
<img alt="Zahawi: More funding for councils won't halt care number increases" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/1e40c93f-2e20-47d2-8aa9-1b07020a5fb3/3/ScreenShot20180718at110202-320x198.png" />
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Appearing before the education select committee Zahawi acknowledged the financial challenges facing councils but said they should be able to support families and prevent children entering the care system...
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cypn
Published: 18 July 2018
<img alt="Summer childcare costs rise by five per cent" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/13d138b5-a231-41e9-aeeb-2f8b11fcd01f/1/toddlersnurseryluciecarlier-320x198.jpg" />
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Research by the Family and Childcare Trust (Fact) as part of its annual Holiday Childcare Survey found that the average cost for six weeks of summer holiday childcare across the UK will be £800 per child...
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cypn
Published: 18 July 2018
The number of under-18s caught on the tracks rises from 86 to 173 in the space of three years.
bbc
Published: 18 July 2018
Education Secretary visits Dudley College to announce new deal with West Midlands Combined Authority
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Published: 18 July 2018
<img alt="Benchmark all children's services to improve standards, report urges" src="https://www.cypnow.co.uk/w-images/5e954eb0-aced-4330-bba1-5f41df936650/2/029datawwwsxchu-320x198.gif" />
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The proposal, which would involve the establishment of a "national outcomes framework", is one of a number of proposals to feature in a report on the state of children's services, put together based on...
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cypn
Published: 18 July 2018
Factors beyond the school gate make it impossible for schools to affect pupils' weight, says report
bbc
Published: 18 July 2018