Children and young people
Operations for children’s rotten teeth up 17%
There were more than 31,000 hospital operations last year to remove rotten teeth in children and teenagers – equating to 119 per working day, according to new official figures.
Asking the right questions
Child sexual abuse has been particularly prominent in the public discourse recently, with multiple high-profile cases, reviews and inquiries shining a spotlight on the scale of abuse taking place across the country.
A curriculum for children with a vision impairment
When a child or young person has a vision impairment, it can be hard to access the specialist support they need to participate and thrive in education.
‘Wraparound’ care a struggle for councils
Local authorities are struggling with the delivery of ‘wraparound’ childcare amid significant funding and staff recruitment challenges, says an LGA-commissioned report.
Vouchers for infant milk ‘need 20 per cent uplift’
The value of the Healthy Start scheme needs to increase by 20 per cent to compensate for increases in the cost of food, new LGA analysis has found.
‘Systemic’ challenges to children’s services
Children’s services are continuing to deliver improvements and sustain strong performance, according to a new report commissioned by the LGA.
Keeping children with their families
Earlier this year, we published findings showing that family group conferences can keep children out of care, to instead live safely at home with their families.
