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Father of murdered boy urged social services to protect his son, inquest told

By Matthew Cooper, Reporter12th November 2019News England

The father of a seven-year-old boy who was strangled by his mother has told an inquest how he pleaded with social services staff to protect his son, but was “repeatedly

Nurseries should be able to ban junk food from lunchboxes, poll suggests

By Alison Kershaw, Reporter11th November 2019News England

Nurseries should be able to ban sugary and junk food from lunchboxes, according to a poll of nursery workers. More than one in four staff say there are children in

Labour pledges mental health counsellor for every secondary school in England

By Harriet Line, Reporter11th November 2019News England

A qualified counsellor will be employed at every secondary school in England under Labour proposals to help young people live happier, healthier lives. The party said the number of children

One in five childcare providers fear they will close as costs not met by subsidy

By Alan Jones, Reporter11th November 2019News England

Many childcare providers believe they will close within a year because their costs are not covered by a Government subsidy, a new study suggests. Virtually all of over 260 nurseries

NHS cancelled 175,000 mental health appointments for youngsters, says charity

By Dominica Sanda, Reporter11th November 2019News England

A charity is calling for greater focus on mental health treatment after figures suggest the NHS cancelled 175,000 appointments for children and young people in the past year. Mental health

Charity survey reveals one in five young people bullied in past 12 months

By Dominica Sanda, Reporter11th November 2019News England

One in five young people have been bullied in the past 12 months, with three out of four saying it has impacted their mental health, new research has found. Anti-bullying

Bulgarian baby to be placed for adoption in England after social workers’ concerns

By Brian Farmer, Reporter6th November 2019News England

A Bulgarian baby should be placed for adoption in England even though she will probably lose her cultural identity as a result, a family court judge has decided. Judge Sarah

Police contact over 100 families about alleged sexual abuse at Torquay nursery

By Rod Minchin, Reporter6th November 2019News England

Children as young as two have been identified as potential victims by police investigating alleged sex offences at a nursery. A male member of staff at Jack and Jill Childcare

Call to set up hotline for families of autistic children ‘locked up in medieval practice’

By Nick Lester, Reporter5th November 2019News England

An advice hotline should be set up for families of children with learning disabilities and autism who face Christmas “locked up and detained by a medieval practice”, ministers have been

Nursery closed after care worker arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse

By Rod Minchin, Reporter5th November 2019News England

A nursery has been closed after a member of staff was arrested on suspicion of sex offences against children. Detectives have scoured CCTV from Jack and Jill Childcare in Torquay

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Nurseries should be able to ban junk food from lunchboxes, poll suggests

Labour pledges mental health counsellor for every secondary school in England

One in five childcare providers fear they will close as costs not met by subsidy

NHS cancelled 175,000 mental health appointments for youngsters, says charity

Charity survey reveals one in five young people bullied in past 12 months

Police contact over 100 families about alleged sexual abuse at Torquay nursery

Call to set up hotline for families of autistic children ‘locked up in medieval practice’

Nursery closed after care worker arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse

‘Government not gangs’ should decide who enters UK as 19,000 migrants removed

Nottingham triple killer care report a ‘horror show’, victim’s mother says

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Tag: Childrens Services

Father of murdered boy urged social services to protect his son, inquest told

Nurseries should be able to ban junk food from lunchboxes, poll suggests

Labour pledges mental health counsellor for every secondary school in England

One in five childcare providers fear they will close as costs not met by subsidy

NHS cancelled 175,000 mental health appointments for youngsters, says charity

Charity survey reveals one in five young people bullied in past 12 months

Bulgarian baby to be placed for adoption in England after social workers’ concerns

Police contact over 100 families about alleged sexual abuse at Torquay nursery

Call to set up hotline for families of autistic children ‘locked up in medieval practice’

Nursery closed after care worker arrested on suspicion of child sexual abuse