Children
One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it’s not the parents’ fault

One in four children start school still wearing nappies – but it’s not the parents’ fault
Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: ‘Stressed out to the max’

Summer holiday childcare costs surge to more than £1,000 per child: ‘Stressed out to the max’
Dear Keir Starmer, I’m a single mum and NHS worker. Please don’t make me regret voting for you

Dear Keir Starmer, I’m a single mum and NHS worker. Please don’t make me regret voting for you
New children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Children need reading now more than ever’

New children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘Children need reading now more than ever’
Expand free school meals and help save one million children from hunger, political leaders told

Expand free school meals and help save one million children from hunger, political leaders told
Sunak’s flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing ‘crisis’

Sunak’s flagship free childcare scheme under threat from staffing ‘crisis’
Male domestic abuse survivor who almost ‘gave up’ wants others to know help is out there

Male domestic abuse survivor who almost ‘gave up’ wants others to know help is out there
We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all

We need to end the two-child benefit cap and the damaging rhetoric around it – once and for all
‘You can hear your stomach growling’: Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty

‘You can hear your stomach growling’: Kids call on next government to do more to end child poverty
Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty

Baroness Floella Benjamin on being Black on TV, Play School and giving hope to children in poverty
Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to ‘cruel’ and ‘immoral’ two-child benefit cap

Archbishop of Canterbury joins growing calls for end to ‘cruel’ and ‘immoral’ two-child benefit cap
Even Suella Braverman wants to end the two-child benefit cap. Why is Labour refusing to budge?

Even Suella Braverman wants to end the two-child benefit cap. Why is Labour refusing to budge?
Sure Start centres helped poorer children do better at GCSEs – before being decimated by Tories

Sure Start centres helped poorer children do better at GCSEs – before being decimated by Tories
DWP shamed over ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap as millions trapped in poverty: ‘Scrap this sibling tax’

DWP shamed over ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap as millions trapped in poverty: ‘Scrap this sibling tax’
‘A national scandal’: Shocking number of kids living in dangerously mouldy homes, social workers say

‘A national scandal’: Shocking number of kids living in dangerously mouldy homes, social workers say
Parents can now get 15 hours free childcare for two-year-olds. Here’s how

Parents can now get 15 hours free childcare for two-year-olds. Here’s how
The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution

The remarkable ways a Yorkshire children’s charity is fighting hidden poverty and rural destitution
More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: ‘We’re going backwards’

More than 700,000 children plunged into poverty since Tories came to power: ‘We’re going backwards’
‘Utterly dire situation’: Childcare costs surge to ‘eye-watering’ £158 per week

‘Utterly dire situation’: Childcare costs surge to ‘eye-watering’ £158 per week
Tories have promised free childcare for working families. But there’s a major problem
