Tens of thousands of working parents say the government is failing them with inadequate childcare policies that leave them financially crippled, stymied in their careers and desperate for radical change, according to a major survey. The survey of...
Early years
The Sutton Trust in partnership with the Sylvia Adams Charitable Trust have published a report looking at the inequality in access to early education and childcare for three- and four-year-olds in England. Currently government funding is available...
Sure Start: Major research reveals long-term health benefits of programme
The Sure Start programme had long-lasting health benefits for children including reducing hospitalisation later in life, new research on the early years scheme has found. New Labour’s flagship early years programme, which reached its peak in 2010...
Social Mobility Commission: Family Hub roll out ‘must learn lessons’ from Sure Start
The government is being urged to learn lessons from the Sure Start children’s centre initiative amid an expansion of Family Hubs across the country. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share this:Click to share on...
Early years commission: Ending child poverty central to improving support by 2030
A commission of MPs and children’s campaigners has identified ending child poverty as a core priority for improving early years support and learning in the next decade. The Early Years Commission, which is co-chaired by former children’s minister...
Health visitor cuts put ‘children at risk of harm’
Health professionals have warned that cuts to health visiting and school nursing services in Hampshire risk harming children and could be replicated across England. Read the full article on this link to Children & Young People Now Share...
