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Councils stall on training fund

30 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Local authorities are refusing to allocate the Graduate Leader Fund for early years workers for more than one year at a time, CYP Now has learned.

Feature - Education: The money maker

30 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Delivering a busy schedule of extended services for pupils and their families is no mean feat for schools. Joe Lepper meets the new breed of business managers who are helping...

Extra cash for youth clubs in Northern Ireland

24 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

The voluntary youth sector in Northern Ireland is to get extra funding to pay for buildings, education minister Caitriona Ruane has said.

Fund promotes cross-sector working

23 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

The Children's Workforce Development Council is inviting bids for funding for projects that encourage professionals from different sectors to work together.

Analysis: Will parent power shape childcare?

23 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

A report from the think-tank Policy Exchange has called for sweeping changes to the way childcare is funded, arguing money should be given direct to parents. As Ben Cook finds...

Special needs money under scrutiny

23 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

A government-ordered inquiry into special educational needs is to investigate problems in the funding system.

Councils to rethink nursery funding

23 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Nurseries are being asked to share their experiences as local authorities start looking at new ways of paying for free childcare services.

Barking nurseries saddled with debt

23 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Nurseries in a London borough could be farmed out to independent agencies after racking up an annual loss of 400,000 pounds.

Tyneside nurseries fear closure after council funding shortfall

23 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

Private nurseries in South Tyneside claim to have lost 30,000 pounds worth of funding, leading some to warn they may have to close for good.

Councils put cost of care before quality

22 April 2008, Children & Young People Now

The head of a leading fostering agency has warned MPs that local authorities are commissioning care placements based on cost rather than quality.