Family support program slashed by Tories proven to ‘significantly improve’ children’s education
Labour MPs are calling on Keir Starmer to commit to reinvent the policy which faced devastating Tory cuts
Labour MPs are calling on Keir Starmer to commit to reinvent the policy which faced devastating Tory cuts
As Tower Hamlets ponders over closing its three remaining local authority nurseries, campaigners (and some brave councillors) are fighting to save them. Alena Ivanova writes.
Damian Hinds thinks screens are to blame for children struggling with speaking when they start school. But there are other factors at play.
The government’s localisation agenda has meant that there is little guidance on children’s services
The beleaguered service cannot take another four years of closures and reduced opening hours
Extended paternity leave and invigoration of Sure Start centres will allow more flexibility for families
Laura Rodrigues is Policy Officer for The Children’s Society The creation of Sure Start children’s centres to provide a local hub of integrated services and support for families with young children, was one of the most inventive and far-reaching governmenttest
The last Labour government lifted nearly one million children out of poverty through an austute mix of income support and vital services, says a new report.
Alex Hern runs through the government’s record on social mobility, and argues Nick Clegg’s minor success today doesn’t undo the damage he’s caused so far.
Alex Hern reports on Education Questions in the Commons today, in which children’s minister Sarah Teather was economical with the actualité about Sure Start.