‘If you get things right for children, you’re storing up positive financial impact for the future’ – ADCS head
09-04-2025 23:42 via communitycare.co.uk

‘If you get things right for children, you’re storing up positive financial impact for the future’ – ADCS head

Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.Rachael Wardell’s year as president of the Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) is a pivotal one for children’s social care in England.
In the next 12 months, the Department for Education (DfE) expects councils to “transform the whole system of help, support and protection, to ensure that every family can access the right help and support when they n
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