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Childcare Minister Sam Gyimah thanks childcare providers for helping his ‘moral mission’ to give the best possible childcare to parents.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
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.
Directions issued to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council due to its inadequate performance in children's social care services.
Outlines the community outreach work delivered by the screening programme since 2005, and how it was researched, planned, implemented and evaluated.
Improvement notice issued to Barnsley metropolitan borough council due to poor performance in looked-after children’s services.
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.
The number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) for 2014's summer months returned to levels not seen since 2007.
Childcare and Education Minister Sam Gyimah outlines new actions to support pupils’ mental health.
In the first ever in-depth survey, Ofsted finds that the risk of exploitation is still not well understood in many areas.
Anne Longfield OBE has been appointed as the new Children’s Commissioner for England.
Children's Minister Edward Timpson outlines the important role local safeguarding children boards play in improving child protection.
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