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Research findings on social pedagogy
Social work academic Joe Smeeton examines research findings contained in Raising the bar? Evaluation of the Social Pedagogy Pilot in residential children's homes
01 December 2011
A third of disabled children missing out on holiday childcare
One in three parents of disabled children received no holiday childcare during summer 2011, according to a survey conducted by KIDS in partnership with Mencap.
20 October 2011
Third of councils no longer run or own children's homes
More than one-third of English councils no longer own or run any mainstream children's homes, a Community Care investigation has found, raising doubts about the future of local authority provision.
14 September 2011
Allen: £1m for each early intervention council needed
Each of the 27 councils that have shown willing to invest more in early intervention services should get £1m initially to help them pilot different ways of contracting for outcomes, Graham Allen's second report on early intervention, published today, has recommended.
04 July 2011
Parents of disabled children cannot afford to work
Parents of disabled children cannot afford to work because their childcare costs are so high, according to a survey by the the Every Disabled Child Matters (EDCM) campaign.
04 July 2011
'Budget must provide money for early intervention'
Next year's National Budget must include money designated to early intervention in children's services, according to the second instalment of Graham Allen's report on early intervention, due to be published later this month.
13 June 2011
Book review: Nurturing Natures: Attachment and Children's Emotional, Sociocultural and Brain Development
Although the title and subjects covered may sound quite daunting this text is in fact eminently readable. It includes learning from other cultures and covers all stages of development from pre-birth to adolescence.
25 May 2011
Support that produces good outcomes for parents with learning disabilities
Parents with learning disabilities are too often disregarded by statutory agencies, but, reports
Gordon Carson, with the right support, their children can flourish in their care
06 March 2011
Will C-Mec be an improvement on the Child Support Agency?
There are already worrying signs that the successor to the Child Support Agency will fall short in key areas, writes Chris Pond
21 March 2007
Graham Allen urges launch of national early intervention body
A national body should be set up to oversee the operation and funding of early intervention throughout the UK, according to the MP tasked with investigating the future of programmes.
19 January 2011
Children’s services in England
The Children Act 1989 was the first piece of legislation to set out the duty of councils in regard to child protection. Lord Laming's inquiry into the death of Victoria Climbié, published in January 2003, led to an overhaul of children's services in England in the form of the Labour government's Every Child Matters white paper also published in 2003, and the subsequent Children Act 2004.
20 December 2010
Local government children's services funding cut by 11%
The government's early intervention grant (EIG) will provide 10.9% less funding than the aggregated 2010-11 funding that councils received through its predecessors.
Education secretary Michael Gove (pictured) said there was enough money for Sure Start and children's centres to be retained.
14 December 2010
Directors tell MPs Sure Start should not be ring-fenced
Councils want the freedom to spend Sure Start money on other early intervention funding, directors told the education select committee this morning.
23 November 2010
Childcare
This article contains all relevant information about care child services, child day nurseries and early years provision for young children. It also contains relevant links to care child jobs, child tax credits and care child vouchers.
13 May 2008
Childminders step in to fill foster care void
A network of childminders is proving that foster care need not be the only option for children requiring temporary care, reports Julie Griffiths
20 August 2010
Best and worst decisions I've made
Judith K Harris never wanted to be a 'child-snatching' social worker, but came to view her decision to enter child protection as the best of her career
06 August 2010
Quality in practice: Guidance on assessment tools
Brian Taylor looks at the assessment tools at the heart of good safeguarding
06 August 2010
Moving back to employment is still fraught with pitfalls
Gary Vaux knows the government understands how the poverty trap works, but he asks, why can't it come up with some better solutions?
30 July 2010
Dr Michael Fitzpatrick: Sure Start should be a prime candidate for cuts
Curtailing the £5bn budget for early childhood intervention services could save money...
02 July 2010
Social workers who care at home as well as work
Next week Carers Week will celebrate the contribution of six million carers to the UK. Half of those juggle work and caring. Vern Pitt spoke to three carers at different points in their social work career to find out how caring has affected them
09 June 2010
