08/01/2025: Government’s early years funding hikes fail to cover rising costs, IFS warns

Increases to funding for the early years sector are failing to consider the rising cost pressures that providers face, an Institute of Fiscal Studies report is warning.

Children and Young People Now

08/01/2025: Cooper vows to make child abuse reporting mandatory

The government is to introduce laws that make it an offence to fail to report child sexual abuse concerns, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has confirmed.

Children and Young People Now

08/01/2025: The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill explained

Tim Spencer-Lane sets out how the legislation will reform the provision, regulation and staffing of children’s social care in England.

Community Care