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Prioritising social care registration applications: putting the needs of children and young people first   

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Prioritising social care registration applications: putting the needs of children and young people first   

Following an unprecedented and sustained rise in applications to register children’s homes, on Thursday 18 September, we published our revised policy for prioritising children’s homes applications. The revised policy sets out the criteria for urgently dealing with applications. In short, …

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The early years sector – a changing picture

Posted by: Yvette Stanley and Jason Bradbury, Posted on: 30 June 2021 - Categories: childminder agencies, childminders, early years
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Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, and Jason Bradbury, Deputy Director, Data and Insight, discuss our latest early years and childcare statistics.

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In care during COVID-19 – what children told us about lockdown

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 25 May 2021 - Categories: children looked after, children's homes
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Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, sets out some of the early findings from our annual children’s social care survey.

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Foster Care Fortnight – time to celebrate the fostering community

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 10 May 2021 - Categories: children looked after, fostering
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Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, on the invaluable work of foster carers.

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The Care Review – a rare, not to be missed opportunity

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 11 March 2021 - Categories: care experienced, Care Review, children looked after, early intervention
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Our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, Yvette Stanley, discusses the Independent Care Review and considers the burning issues faced by Josh MacAlister and his team.

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The education of children in children’s homes

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 17 February 2021 - Categories: children looked after, children's homes, education
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Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, discusses new data on where children in children’s homes are educated.

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Ofsted ratings and ‘hard to place’ children

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 27 January 2021 - Categories: children looked after, children's homes
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Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, discusses how the best providers support ‘hard to place’ children and children admitted in emergencies.

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An unusual Christmas

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 21 December 2020 - Categories: care experienced, children looked after, children's homes, fostering, kinship care, local authorities
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Our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, Yvette Stanley, on Christmas in care and a challenging year.

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An extraordinary year: Ofsted's Annual Report

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 11 December 2020 - Categories: children looked after, children's homes, children's services, fostering, local authorities, partnership working
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Yvette Stanley, our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, discusses our Annual Report for 2019/20.

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This week, let’s stop and think of care leavers

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 28 October 2020 - Categories: care experienced, children looked after
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Yvette Stanley, Ofsted’s National Director for Regulation and Social Care, reflects on National Care Leavers Week.

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Our regulatory work during lockdown

Posted by: Yvette Stanley, Posted on: 1 October 2020 - Categories: children looked after, children's homes, fostering, social care regulation
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Our National Director for Regulation and Social Care, Yvette Stanley, discusses our children’s social care regulatory work during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) restrictions.

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