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The Minister for Children and Families writes to all directors of children's services about the Adoption Support Fund.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Schools to publish childcare provision alongside school performance tables making it easier for parents to know what is available.
Edward Timpson writes to Elaine Simpson to confirm her appointment as Chair of Slough Children's Services Trust.
Minister for Children and Families writes to Association of Directors of Children's Services and the Local Government Association.
Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah speaks at the 4Children ‘Early Childhood Matters’ conference.
State of the nation report draws on over 5,600 inspections of a range of crucial social care services
Michelle Heaton attended summit bringing tech developers and early years providers together.
Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah thanks childcare providers for helping his ‘moral mission’ to give the best possible childcare to parents.
Children’s homes inspections to explicitly focus on the progress and experiences of children and young people.
Inspectorates announce they are to focus on joint targeted area inspections of children’s services.
Statement regarding investigations relating to Jimmy Savile and a number of children’s homes and schools in England.
Outlines the community outreach work delivered by the screening programme since 2005, and how it was researched, planned, implemented and evaluated.
Online questionnaires for children’s homes, fostering services, adoption agencies and residential family centres are open until 4 May 2015.
Letter from the Home Secretary and Education Secretary about local authority duties to receive children transferred from police custody.
Brand new laws come into force today, changing when children can take part in public performance.
The list of people working in education and children’s services who have received an honour.
Official figures revealed today show that 1.3 million more children are now eating a healthy lunch since the policy launched in September.
Parents should get their toddlers vaccinated against flu now to protect them from severe illness the Chief Medical Officer has advised.
Government strikes deal for 500 affordable defibrillators.
From September 2015, health and early years practitioners will work side by side to improve outcomes for young children.
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