A landmark study finds that almost half of England is classified as a 'childcare desert', which means that 1.4 million children and their families experience poor childcare accessibility.
Public health workers in Aberdeen have come up with a new vehicle for introducing children to a healthy diet - the sandwich. During a week-long project, public health dietitian Jenny Coutts visited...
The Universal Credit will fail to provide all working single parent families with a route out of poverty, and could act as a disincentive to work longer hours, according to new research carried out on...
Never mind if the plant is a weed, it's wild, free, cookable and edible, as children and their families found out with Viv Hampshire.
By Susan Kramer, Liberal Democrat prospective parliamentary candidate, Richmond Park, London No-one disputes that joblessness is a primary cause of child poverty. With 30 per cent of children living...
The expansion of the two-year-old offer in September will see a new group of low-income families accessing it, and providers will need a flexible model to meet their needs.
* The coalition, drawn together by the Equal Opportunities Commission, has set out its case for change in Supporting Parents and Carers: Unlocking the Potential. It includes the following...
Eight in ten Sure Start children's centres in the most deprived areas of the country are outstanding or good, the latest statistics for Ofsted inspections show.
A Dundee family support project has been championed as a model for good practice by the Government at Westminster. The Dundee Families Project is highlighted in the consultation paper Tackling...
When parents split up, children suffer emotional turmoil which can be extremely damaging. Annette Rawstrone reports on a project to improve support for such families Between 150,000 and 200,000 sets...