Welcome to C4EO

The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s Services (C4EO) is a dynamic new organisation, developed for the children’s sector, from the children’s sector.

C4EO will identify and coordinate local, regional and national evidence of ‘what works’, to create a single and comprehensive picture of effective practice in delivering children's services. Using this information, C4EO will offer support to local authorities and their Children’s Trust partners, working with them to improve outcomes for children, young people and their families.

It will focus its work on six national themes identified in Every Child Matters. These are: early years; disability; vulnerable children (particularly children in care); youth; parents, carers and families; and schools and communities.

C4EO will work with a consortium of leading national organisations: National Children’s Bureau (NCB), National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER), Research in Practice (RiP) and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). The Centre is also supported by a number of strategic partners, including the Improvement and Development Agency (IDeA), the Family & Parenting Institute (FPI), the National Youth Agency (NYA) and the Institute of Education (IoE).

There will be close and ongoing cooperation with the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS), the Local Government Association (LGA), the NHS Confederation, the Society of Chief Executives (SOLACE), Ofsted and the regional Government Offices.

C4EO is funded by the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF).