Deprivation of Liberty (DoL) applications rose by almost 25% according to the latest Ministry of Justice (MoJ) quarterly data ...

Youth workers are being urged to give their views on proposals to overhaul qualifications and training for the role in a bid ...

A national wellbeing measurement is being considered as part of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, education ...

The Department for Education (DfE) has become the first government department to provide paid leave to staff who are kinship carers.

CiN plans are a key mechanism for triggering support for struggling families (see box), and every year around 400,000 ...

The government is currently consulting on a 10-year health plan for England. Central planks include moving care from ...

Childcare social enterprise London Foundation (LEYF) is to take over the running of Hillingdon Council’s three early years ...

Increases to funding for the early years sector are failing to consider the rising cost pressures that providers face, an ...

Ofsted chief inspector Sir Martyn Oliver has questioned government plans for “safeguarding spot checks” on schools, instead ...

At the start of a new year, I have been reflecting on the year that was 2024; a real year of change that brought a general ...

When a child spends prolonged periods of time feeling bored, apathetic, scared and alone they become what I call, 'lights off ...

The government is to introduce laws that make it mandatory for anyone working with children and young people to report abuse, ...