Newsletter Contact Us Search What We Do Who We Work With About News Publications Children's Services Improving services for children and families You need to know whether and how your early help or targeted and specialist supports are providing the right help at the right time for children and families. IPC works with service leaders and practitioners, commissioners and providers, children and families to explore how well services are working, for whom and in what circumstances – and to identify ways in which services can be improved or refined to maximise their impact and outcomes. Our expertise covers the full range of services offered to children, young people and their families: from public health, prevention and early intervention to child protection, youth justice and CAMHS provision Clare Dodwell, Principal Consultant To discuss how we can help with your Children's Services needs, contact Clare Dodwell Email 01865 692228 Our Services Applied Research and Evaluation We help our clients identify strengths and areas for development by undertaking reviews and evaluations as well as longer term applied research projects to improve the evidence-base from which public care services are delivered. Read More Consultancy We help our clients solve problems, improve practice and innovate. We can help you to review, design, develop and implement policy, strategies, structures, services, pathways and operational guidance. Read More Training and Development We help our clients improve the skills and knowledge of their staff or other stakeholders. Through coaching, training and development, your services can have more consistent impact. Read More Academic Partnership Our Academic Partners have dedicated, longer term support from experienced people with specialist knowledge in your field. Read More Related News Review of the Adoption Support Fund Covid-19 Scheme published by the Department for Education 22/10/2021 IPC's review has been published by the DfE Read More What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care evaluation commission 07/09/2021 IPC evaluation commission for the What Works Centre for Children’s Social Care Read More Improving outcomes and managing demand for services for children, young people and young adults with autism and/or learning disabilities 09/07/2021 Autism and learning disabilities commissioning workshop outcomes Read More Two major IPC adoption research studies published in England and Wales 29/04/2021 IPC contributes to the evidence base around the additional needs of adoptive and Special Guardianship Order children Read More View All News Related Case Studies Supporting regional development of services for young people who have experienced sexual or criminal exploitation Supporting Barnardo’s to understand the digital experience of people who use their services Review of domestic abuse and sexual violence support services View All Case Studies Related Publications Personalising Commissioning - An Overview of Individual Service Funds in England Evaluation of the Adoption Support Fund: baseline survey of families Evaluation of the Adoption Support Framework in Wales Opening Closed Doors Year 2 Interim Evaluation View All Publications Local government NHS Care provider Central government Academic institution Other Contact us ipc@brookes.ac.uk 01865 692228 Sign up to our newsletter Sign up to our Newsletter Privacy Policy Cookies Accessibility Careers Registered Office: Headington Campus, Gipsy Lane, Oxford, OX3 0BP Company registration number: 2299189 © 2021 Institute of Public Care, Oxford Brookes University