New children's centre plans revealed
08/02/2010
Plans for a new £0.5 million children’s centre in Kingsway have been revealed.
The proposals, which have been submitted to planning officials, were shown to parents on Wednesday evening.
If it gets the go-ahead, the new centre could be opened by the end of the year.
It will be built in the grounds of Kingsway Primary School, but without fences and boundaries, to encourage joint use of the space.
Serving children and young people better
27/11/2009
The Children's Inter-Agency Group (CIAG), have published a report, Serving children and young people better, looking at the progress made over six years since the introduction of the Every Child Matters programme and the work that still needs to be done.
Ofsted urged to adapt children's centre inspection plans
25/09/2009
Ofsted has been urged to adapt its plans for inspecting children's centres to ensure they meet the needs of the most vulnerable families in their community.
The watchdog, which will be in charge of inspecting all children's centres from next year, has been consulting on how it will conduct inspections since July. The consultation closed last week, with a number of organisations advising that more is done to check on how centres are delivering services to those who need it most.
4Children, Barnardo's and Action for Children all called for more focus on how centres are engaging with the wider community and how well they are reaching vulnerable families. The inspectorate has been asked to consider how centres identify children in need and how they offer targeted intervention.