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Exclusive: doctors surveyed say young people forced to endure long waits as NHS services overwhelmedYoung people with eating disorders are coming to harm and ending up in A&E because they are being denied care and forced to endure long waits for tr…
Only 15% of local councils collect data on proportion of parents who are able to access sufficient childcareThe government’s claims that there are enough childcare places in England are “meaningless” as councils collect little to no information on whet…
Exhibition evoking childhood experiences brings together installations by nine artists Nine leading contemporary artists have come together to create an interactive exhibition in Barcelona for kids – and anyone in touch with their inner child.“Before t…
Jeremy Hunt has been told his budget giveaway will have a ‘catastrophic’ effect without more fundingA key plan to expand free childcare will “absolutely guarantee” the closure of more nurseries, the departure of staff and a fall in places if there is n…
The action is aimed at expanding last year’s bipartisan Safer Communities act, which strengthened background checksLast year the Georgia-based gun manufacturer Daniel Defense tweeted an image of a young child with a rifle – about the same size as the c…
Experts say sweetener unhelpful as numbers in England fall to lowest in a decade amid increasing costs, stress and admin Sign-up payments for new childminders will do little to address a crisis in the sector that has seen existing professionals leavin…
Covid and other illnesses main reasons for attendance drop compared with pre-pandemic, according to DfE figuresOne in five pupils in England were reported as persistently absent during the last school year, with Covid and other illnesses the biggest co…
Campaigners call for fully funded system saying free 30 hours of support would take years to filter throughBudget 2023 live: reactionKey points at a glanceCampaigners, parents and the early-years sector in England have welcomed a major extension of sta…
Exclusive: Chancellor will promise to provide extra 30 hours a week to parents of one- and two-year oldsA £4bn expansion of free childcare for one- and two-year-olds in England is expected to be announced in the budget on Wednesday as part of a wider d…
Robert Buckland voices concerns that illegal migration bill would in effect reverse ban introduced under Cameron governmentFormer ministers are expected to pile more pressure on the government to rethink plans to allow the detention of families with ch…