Browsing: Families

It has been a challenging year for Head Start.The Trump administration first froze funding and cut staff, forcing many centers to close temporarily or permanently. It…

Disadvantaged children who stand to benefit most from early years education are at risk of missing out, experts have warned, as the final stage of the…

Secondary school pupils from low-income families are “bounced out” of studying subjects such as geography and languages because of fears about extra costs, according to a…

Councils across England are increasingly spending millions of pounds a year in incentive payments to private landlords to persuade them to house homeless families, with campaigners…

Early on Tuesday morning, as parents went to drop off their young children at a bilingual childcare center in north-west Washington DC, they received a message…

Your report on parents skipping meals to cover uniform costs struck a familiar chord (Parents in England skipping meals to afford school uniforms, survey finds, 19…

Israeli aircraft and tanks have pounded the eastern and northern outskirts of Gaza City, destroying buildings and homes, as Israeli leaders vowed to press on with…

Michael BuchananSocial Affairs CorrespondentBBCThe review will look into cases at the Royal Sussex County HospitalFamilies calling for an inquiry into maternity care in East Sussex say…

Chris McHughBBC News, OxfordshireBBCA teaching union said the school’s former staff had been left in a “desperate” situationA parent of two children who attended a private…

Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentGetty ImagesThe former diplomat Baroness Valerie Amos has been chosen to lead a rapid review into maternity care in England.Announcing her appointment, Health…