Children

Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system
Asylum seekers

Families sharing single rooms plagued with damp and mould: Reality of life in the asylum system

The poor conditions of Home Office-provided accommodation for asylum seekers are widespread across the country and have been well documented – including in a new report released by Human Rights Watch and the charity Just Fair

Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare
Childcare

Single mum on universal credit feels ‘penalised’ because she can’t find work around childcare

A 28-year-old on universal credit describes feeling let down now she is a single mother and cannot find work around childcare

Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music
opinion

Life was tough for the young Jax Jones. Then he found music

House DJ Jax Jones faced homelessness as a child, but music was an outlet for his feelings of anger. Now he’s raising awareness of the importance of early years

Parents will ‘suffer’ balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis
Schools

Parents will ‘suffer’ balancing work and childcare as schools shut over concrete safety crisis

Free and cheap things to do with kids over the summer holidays
Summer survival guide

Free and cheap things to do with kids over the summer holidays

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How to find a cheap holiday club and get financial support for childcare over the summer holidays
Summer survival guide

How to find a cheap holiday club and get financial support for childcare over the summer holidays

Can I get a school uniform grant? And where to find cheap school uniforms for your children
Summer survival guide

Can I get a school uniform grant? And where to find cheap school uniforms for your children

Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis
Summer survival guide

Summer Survival Guide: How to get through the summer holidays in the cost of living crisis

32 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays
Summer survival guide

32 places where kids can eat free or for £1 during the summer holidays

Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?
Labour

Why is Keir Starmer being called Sir Kid Starver?

This is how much summer holiday childcare will set families back in the cost of living crisis
Summer holidays

This is how much summer holiday childcare will set families back in the cost of living crisis

A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services
Inequality

A mother felt ‘stripped of humanity’ when her baby was taken away. There was ‘no support’ from public services

It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work
Tom Pollard

It’s time we made childcare about children, not just about work

Government’s £4bn childcare plan will ‘leave disadvantaged kids behind’, charities warn
Childcare

Government’s £4bn childcare plan will ‘leave disadvantaged kids behind’, charities warn

Where to get free food for the kids (and yourself) over the coronation bank holiday weekend
Coronation

Where to get free food for the kids (and yourself) over the coronation bank holiday weekend

Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis
Child poverty

Child poverty in the UK: the definitions, causes and consequences in the cost of living crisis

Parents are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their babies in the cost of living crisis
Cost of living crisis

Parents are increasingly turning to food banks to feed their babies in the cost of living crisis

How to get free childcare, tax-free childcare and childcare vouchers to help with Easter holidays costs in 2023
Children

How to get free childcare, tax-free childcare and childcare vouchers to help with Easter holidays costs in 2023

Why are so many children vanishing from school?
Beth Prescott

Why are so many children vanishing from school?

‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity
News

‘Mr Christmas’ turns his home into a winter wonderland with 25,000 lights for charity

The 7 best things at Stormzy’s Christmas party for the kids of Croydon
Christmas joy

The 7 best things at Stormzy’s Christmas party for the kids of Croydon

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Let there be Christmas light! How the UK is keeping the magic of the season on the high street
Christmas

Let there be Christmas light! How the UK is keeping the magic of the season on the high street

Need a gift for children? Check out these crochet toys made by a fair trade co-op in Bangladesh
Meet the maker

Need a gift for children? Check out these crochet toys made by a fair trade co-op in Bangladesh

How spending cuts have decimated public services since 2010, from libraries to youth clubs
Autumn Statement

How spending cuts have decimated public services since 2010, from libraries to youth clubs

Autumn Statement: Spending cuts would ‘condemn country to more years of failing public services’
Autumn Statement

Autumn Statement: Spending cuts would ‘condemn country to more years of failing public services’