Hundreds of children’s care places are costing councils more than £10,000 a week per child
1 week, 2 days ago

Hundreds of children’s care places are costing councils more than £10,000 a week per child

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of children’s care home placements are costing councils over £10,000 a week, new figures obtained by The Independent show. Council leaders said the figures demonstrated that children’s social care was “broken”, citing “market failure” as driving the “excessive costs”. Since 2019, the average cost of residential placements for children in care has risen 55 per cent; from £3,935 per child per week to £6,108, the county councils network said. Essex county council was paying over £10,000 per week for 21 children’s residential care placements, when they responded to the information request on the 26 September.

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Hunt’s free childcare pledge ‘doomed to fail’ as thousands of nurseries close
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Hunt’s free childcare pledge ‘doomed to fail’ as thousands of nurseries close

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Hospitals running with 20 per cent fewer children’s doctors than they need, new figures reveal
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'Rip-off' private children's homes who are making 'excessive profits' from vulnerable youngsters face crackdown
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'Rip-off' private children's homes who are making 'excessive profits' from vulnerable youngsters face crackdown

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Private children’s home operators in England making ‘excessive profits’ from vulnerable youngsters in their care face a crackdown. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson will this week unveil plans to take action against ‘rip off’ private providers over-charging local authorities for the vital care. Her invention comes amid claims a lack of enough children’s homes was leaving councils at the mercy of …

Thousands of children placed in council care more than 20 miles away from home, analysis shows
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Thousands of children placed in council care more than 20 miles away from home, analysis shows

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Parents face hike in nursery fees as providers struggle to bring in Tories’ free childcare
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Parents face hike in nursery fees as providers struggle to bring in Tories’ free childcare

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Jeremy Hunt’s free childcare pledge leave parents to ‘pick up tab’ as nurseries hike fees
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Jeremy Hunt’s free childcare pledge leave parents to ‘pick up tab’ as nurseries hike fees

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Some councils still don’t have childcare funding in place, admits education secretary
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Some councils still don’t have childcare funding in place, admits education secretary

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Childcare up to a third more expensive in London than rest of UK, study finds
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Childcare up to a third more expensive in London than rest of UK, study finds

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Almost a third of council funding spent on children’s social care amid surge in need
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Almost a third of council funding spent on children’s social care amid surge in need

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Nursery places and wraparound childcare plans announced
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Nursery places and wraparound childcare plans announced

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Surge in children needing care in wake of pandemic as councils drastically overspend budgets to cope
1 year, 6 months ago

Surge in children needing care in wake of pandemic as councils drastically overspend budgets to cope

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Ensuring there is enough staff to expand childcare is a challenge, says minister
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Ensuring there is enough staff to expand childcare is a challenge, says minister

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Ensuring that nurseries and childminders have enough staff to expand free childcare for families is a “challenge”, an education minister has suggested. The children, families and wellbeing minister told the Commons Education Select Committee that there is “work to do” to communicate to parents who sometimes do not understand that childminders get quality outcomes. I think actually we now have …

Part-time UK childcare costs now an ‘eyewatering’ £15k per year
1 year, 9 months ago

Part-time UK childcare costs now an ‘eyewatering’ £15k per year

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A message to Rishi Sunak, from parents everywhere
2 years, 1 month ago

A message to Rishi Sunak, from parents everywhere

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Thousands more children set to be taken into care as council social work budgets cut
2 years, 2 months ago

Thousands more children set to be taken into care as council social work budgets cut

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Children’s doctors urged to quiz patients about cost of living struggles
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Children’s doctors urged to quiz patients about cost of living struggles

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Care homes ‘could face widespread closures’ under social care reforms
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Care homes ‘could face widespread closures’ under social care reforms

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Parents ‘facing double squeeze of expensive childcare and patchy availability’
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Parents ‘facing double squeeze of expensive childcare and patchy availability’

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Child protection referrals surge after first lockdown as councils report rise in mental health issues
4 years, 1 month ago

Child protection referrals surge after first lockdown as councils report rise in mental health issues

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More than 2,000 children in care are being forced to live 100 miles from home
5 years ago

More than 2,000 children in care are being forced to live 100 miles from home

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Surge in children seeking mental health support from cash-strapped councils, figures show
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Surge in children seeking mental health support from cash-strapped councils, figures show

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