2+ hour, 23+ min ago  (548+ words) The Scottish Greens have promised the "biggest expansion to childcare in a generation" and free bus travel for all ahead of the Holyrood election. The party's co-leaders announced the policies at their spring conference in Glasgow. Gillian Mackay said the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (605+ words) When the school bell rings for half-term it signals a break for teens and children, however, for many working parents it can mark the start of an all too familiar scramble to organise childcare. For some, that means using annual…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (559+ words) A woman who spent her teenage years in foster care is starting a business to support other young people in the care system. Shannon Budd was placed in foster care when she was of 15, right in the middle of her…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (610+ words) Playgroup volunteer Anne Scothern has watched parenthood change so much in 25 years. She took her own children to the playgroup at St Leonard's Community Centre in Wollaton, Nottinghamshire, and found comfort being around other parents having sleepless nights and sharing…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (768+ words) A charity has warned some struggling families in Wales will miss out while others receive a free baby bundle from the Welsh government. From Monday, essential supplies will be delivered to expectant families in some of the most deprived areas…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (884+ words) Grandparents in Wales could be paid "4,800 a year to look after their grandchildren if the Conservatives run the Welsh government after May's Senedd election. The party's new childcare policy would offer parents the choice of nominating a grandparent or using…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (500+ words) MPs have raised concerns about Leicestershire County Council's proposals to close four specialist nurseries for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). The Reform UK-led authority is running a consultation on plans to give extra funding to mainstream nurseries…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (476+ words) A new charity aimed at tackling bed poverty among children has just delivered its first beds to families in need. Rise and Shine Norfolk was set up by Sara Kenny, from Hethersett near Norwich, after she became aware of a…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (478+ words) Parents living in one of Norfolk's most deprived areas are being offered more support closer to home. The weekly Nurture Cafe offers advice about breast feeding, sleep and development, with clinical experts attending the informal sessions in King's Lynn. Cornerstone…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (621+ words) Hundreds of children in care in England are being placed at risk in unregistered homes for months at a time by councils, MPs have warned. A report by the cross-party government spending watchdog said the "dysfunctional" care system was "not…...