The SMC has released new research highlighting that the early years workforce in England is underpaid, overworked and undervalued.
A ‘perfect storm’ of rising childcare costs and thousands of providers at risk of closure will make it impossible for many parents to return to work.
A healthy eating review says that free school meals should be extended to a further 1.5 million children in England.
The Association of Play Industries has expressed repeated concern about the ongoing decline in public play provision.
Eight directors of public health from the north-west of England have written to Boris Johnson calling for any anti-coronavirus obesity plan.
Rishi Sunak will announce that public sector workers will see above inflation pay rises this year.
The Department for Education has announced per pupil funding increases under the national funding formula from 2021.
In light of new figures, the Labour Party is urging the government to bring forward urgent measures to tackle childhood obesity.
Early years services often fail to target those disadvantaged children with development problems who most need early help.
Bruce Adamson has warned that the coronavirus emergency has demonstrated how easily children are left with no voice.
The Association of Directors of Children’s Services has published a new paper on the impacts of coronavirus on children and their families.
The Children’s Right2Food Campaign is calling on the government to address child food insecurity by expanding free school meals.
A new report by the National Literacy Trust shows that children are reading more and enjoying reading more during lockdown than before.
Barnardo’s has said that it needs the help of health professionals to help stop vulnerable young people missing out on vital support.
New IPPR analysis has found that regions in the north of England receive less than half the life science investment made in the south.