Under the Universal Credit, lone parent families will gain nothing from working more hours and in some cases could be worse off after having to pay for additional childcare and seeing their benefits...
Children's centres will be paid according to the take-up of free nursery education among disadvantaged two and three-year-olds, in plans unveiled by children's minister Sarah Teather.
Emotions have been running high for children, parents and teachers in the past few weeks of SATs, with tales of impossible questions, leaked papers, and playground tears.
The National Children's Bureau (NCB) has begun a wide-ranging and much-needed debate on the future of children's centres, including a survey about their purpose and value.
Social stigma is a major barrier to breastfeeding and more must be done to support women to continue breastfeeding beyond the first few weeks, experts say.
WHAT IS WORKING TAX CREDIT (WTC) AND THE CHILD TAX CREDIT (CTC)? WTC is a tax credit designed to top up earnings of low-paid workers. It replaces the adult support in Working Families Tax Credit and...
Dr Katherine Runswick-Cole is a senior research fellow in disability studies and psychology, at the Research Institute for Health and Social Change, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Childcare costs in Scotland are among the highest in Britain, with some families paying nearly as much as those in Southern England, according to new research.