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Council spending on special needs transport doubles

The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets.

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CYP Now Awards: Outstanding work with child refugees

As the 2024 Children & Young People Now Awards open for entries, we shine a spotlight on councils who made last year’s shortlist for excellent work with refugee children and families

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New childcare staff offered £1,000 amid concerns about free hours rollout

Nurseries and childminders are warning of a recruitment and funding crisis, while thousands of parents are believed to be in limbo over the scheme.

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County lines: 'I was nine when drug dealers recruited me'

About 40 children a day are flagged as potential criminal exploitation victims, the BBC can reveal.

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Family moves 180 miles for special-needs nursery space

There will be fewer places for children with SEND, following the childcare expansion, a survey suggests

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'Overstretched' local authorities struggling to meet demand for wraparound care

Local authorities are struggling to meet increased demand for wraparound childcare, amid ‘significant’ funding challenges and difficulties recruiting staff, finds new research.

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'Overstretched' local authorities struggling to meet demand for wrap-a-round care

Local authorities are struggling to meet increased demand for wrap-a-round childcare, amid ‘significant’ funding challenges and difficulties recruiting staff, finds new research.

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DfE proposes cut to councils' retained early years funding allowance

The Department for Education has proposed to reduce the proportion of early years funding allowed to be retained by local authorities to deliver functions like staffing, family support and the administration of the funded childcare offer.

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Increase in number of migrant children living in semi-independent accommodation

The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children placed in semi-independent accommodation has increased by more than 20 per cent over the last four years, latest Department for Education figures show.

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Pupils' exclusion 'trauma' revealed as some schools 'remove special needs students to protect results'

A whistleblower at a local authority says she has witnessed schools excluding children for having special educational needs or a disability they are unable to meet. In some cases, she says, teachers have talked about a "cull" being planned.

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