http://www.c4eo.org.uk/themes/general/rss/default.aspxUpdated daily to give you the latest useful resources for Children's ServicesCopyright 2009. All rights reserved.http://www.c4eo.org.uk/goldenthreadsThe Golden Threads are the ten key messages that underpin our work. Together they act as a whole, requiring committed and visionary leadership to make them a reality.http://www.c4eo.org.uk/themes/files/emerging_priorities_for_childrens_services.pdfThis report provides findings from desk-based research to identify the emerging key priorities facing Directors of Children’s Services and organisations delivering children’s services in England over the past six months and looking forward for the next 24 months.http://www.chimat.org.uk/profilesChild Health Profiles provide a snapshot of child health and well-being for each local authority in England using key health indicators, which enables comparison locally, regionally and nationally. By using the profiles local organisations can work in partnership to plan and commission evidence-based services based on local need. The profiles allow you to compare the outcomes in your local population with others in order to identify and learn from better performing areas.http://www.c4eo.org.uk/themes/files/getting_the_best_for_your_child_audio_version/player.htmlThis resource for parents and carers follows the main life stages for children and young people, including those with additional needs, to show you what can make a real difference to their lives at home, school and in other services they experience. It highlights the key messages from C4EO and gives you definitions of terms that could be used by children sector professionals you might meet. http://www.c4eo.org.uk/themes/files/getting_the_best_for_your_child/player.htmlThis resource for parents and carers follows the main life stages for children and young people, including those with additional needs, to show you what can make a real difference to their lives at home, school and in other services they experience. It highlights the key messages from C4EO and gives you definitions of terms that could be used by children sector professionals you might meet. http://www.c4eo.org.uk/themes/files/getting_better_health_product.pdfThis briefing has been prepared to highlight the key research messages from The Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s services (C4EO) for commissioners and providers of health services for children and young people across a number of thematic areas. These messages help to illustrate some of the interventions that have been proven to have a positive impact and make a difference in people’s lives.http://www.chimat.org.uk/resource/view.aspx?RID=96731This toolkit is for professionals, partnerships and organisations who commission and provide mental health services for children and young people. It aims to help professionals think about how to tackle stigma across a number of domains and to help organisations consider who might be involved in order to have the greatest impact. It will help to ensure that children and young people are at the centre of local plans, so that they can be involved in decision-making about the choices available to them.http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/Publications-and-research/Browse-all-by/Documents-by-type/Thematic-reports/Outstanding-local-authority-children-s-services-2009This report highlights aspects of best practice in the 10 children’s services judged by Ofsted in 2009 to be performing excellently; this is the highest of four ratings. In these highest-performing local authorities, the overall effectiveness of a very large majority of inspected services and settings was good or excellent. This report analyses some of the key factors that led to their high performance and illustrates these with practical examples.http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/earlyyears/localauthorities/lapractice/entitlement/flexibleresources/flexibleresources/From September 2010, all local authorities (LAs) will be offering an extended free entitlement of 15 hours per week, with greater flexibility to better meet parents' needs. The extended free entitlement has been trialled in 34 pathfinder authorities in two waves. The Department will be publishing a revised Code of Practice, statutory guidance for LAs, in March 2010, to come into force in September. This will support LAs to deliver the flexible extension, with a particular emphasis on flexibility, driving quality improvement and working in partnership with a range of providers.http://www.c4eo.org.uk/changemodels/In order to support leaders within children's services, education and health, C4EO have developed this online tool to provide information on change models and tools for use by senior managers in children's services, education and health, including local authority children and family services. The models provide a framework for planning and introducing service changes to improve outcomes.