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Quarterly and annual data about outcomes for children at 2 to 2 and a half years as measured by the Ages and Stages Questionnaire 3 (ASQ-3).
Report on the 2024 to 2025 early years financial incentives (EYFI) pilot
Research reports of the results from the childcare and early years provider pulse surveys.
Annual statistics on children in need in England, including referrals to and assessments completed by children’s social care services.
This publication presents key statistical information relating to Health Reviews for pre-school children in Northern Ireland.
A research study exploring how, in practice, youth workers interact with other sector personnel and agencies.
Annual UK estimates of the number of children living in households where all adults have not worked for at least 12 months.
Provisional quarterly live births, stillbirths, maternities and stillbirth rates by gestational age, age of mother, ethnicity, and area deprivation, for England and Wales.
Children’s social care statistics for Northern Ireland presents figures, collected from each of the five health and social care trusts, for children in need at 31 March and year ending 31 March.
Annual update of indicators related to pregnancy and birth outcomes, educational outcomes and school attendance.
Children and young people share their experiences of living in social care settings, including children’s homes, boarding schools, residential special schools, and living with foster carers.
Quarterly statistics on the Child Maintenance Service to June 2025.
This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 March 2025.
This release includes registered childcare providers and places, inspection outcomes, and joiners and leavers as at 31 August 2024.
Evidence of providers’ finances from the 2024 survey of childcare and early years providers.
A report containing the findings from year 1 and year 2 of the Foster with North East evaluation.
Evaluation findings from year 1 of the family finding and befriending and mentoring programme.
Report exploring the stability of permanence arrangements, factors that predict disruption and what happened after children returned to care.
Explores how systems of support may protect young people from, or expose them to, involvement in serious youth violence.
Report on looked-after children and young people with multiple needs who are at risk of, or subject to, a deprivation of liberty.
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