A parliamentary inquiry has called for planning rules to be strengthened to stop fast-food outlets opening near schools, ...

Paediatricians are calling on the incoming Prime Minister to make children’s health a national priority, warning that the UK ...

The government’s ambition to halve the disadvantage gap is moving further out of reach after progress stalled or went into ...

Children’s behaviour problems and emotional and mental health needs are among the most common pressures driving families to ...

Early years minister uses committee appearance to emphasise desire for government childcare support to be more accessible for ...

Richard Oldershaw, lead advisor at Coram Children's Legal Centre, takes a deep dive into latest official statistics on school ...

A charity service that supports child victims of modern slavery and trafficking is being rolled out across all local ...

Children’s services leaders have called for a more flexible and coordinated approach to care, warning that reforms risk ...

The government has announced five new areas in England are to create regional commissioning arrangements for children’s ...

The government has backed the principle that all children in youth custody should have looked-after status, after an ...

The care system needs to put more emphasis on supporting social workers to reunite looked-after child with their family, ...

Daily play between parents and younger children has fallen sharply since 2019, according to research, with experts warning ...