Fathers could be entitled to up to three months' paid and three months' unpaid paternity leave under new proposals contained in the Work and Families Bill published last week.
An upcoming Planning Framework will help local authorities ensure that Family Hubs meet the needs of their communities, says Jo Casebourne, chief executive of Foundations – What Works Centre for...
The specific problems faced by families with disabled children are failing to be addressed by the Government in its bid to end child poverty, say campaigners in a new report.
More women are leaving their jobs to look after their families, because the high cost of childcare means that for some women it makes better economic sense to stay at home.
Ryan Shorthouse, researcher at the Social Market Foundation, says that action is needed to stop childcare costs rising out of the reach of families
Serious case reviews of child abuse from 2001 to 2005 are the focus of two studies by the Department of Children, Schools and Families.
New children and families minister Nadhim Zahawi talks to the early years sector in this exclusive article
In Nursery World Scotland last week (May 23) we reported incorrectly that a survey prepared for the Scottish Parliament's cross-party group on visual impairment had found that 80 per cent of nursery...
The recent riots across the country highlight how community cohesion is one of the most valuable lessons we in education can support, says our columnist Michael Pettavel