More than four in every 10 health visitors in England feel so stretched they “fear a tragedy” at some point, research has found. A survey of more than 1,200 health visitors found that 43 per cent...

Spending on children’s centres has fallen by £110m over the last financial year, a drop of more than 14 per cent, government figures have revealed. A consultation on the future of Sure Start...

More children in care are to be offered places at boarding schools as part of a new government drive, the Department for Education has announced. The DfE wants more looked-after children to be placed in...

The majority of parents on a low income are being put off work due to childcare costs, leaving children missing out on quality early years education that can boost their prospects, a study has found. Childcare...

The government is urging councils, the police and courts across England to sign up to an agreement aimed at reducing the unnecessary criminalisation of looked-after children and care leavers. The national...