Young people in some of England’s most disadvantaged communities are reporting higher levels of wellbeing, happiness and ...

The journey from care to independent living can be difficult for many young people. Here, two young people tell Lydia Cerguera of UK Community Foundations what those leaving the care system should ...

A national campaign to boost childminder numbers has launched as research reveals the public dramatically overestimates how many are still operating in England.

Boys locked in prisons in England are spending around 20 hours a day in their cells and receiving far less than the legal ...

The government has launched a consultation on whether young people under 16 should be banned from having social media accounts.

Alan Milburn’s youth inactivity review must tackle the “structural issues” contributing to the rise in young people not ...

Local agencies working together as a true partnership is the best way to deliver better outcomes for children in the early ...

Children and young people that regularly attend youth club sessions are less likely to miss days off school, a report finds.

The introduction of financial allowances for kinship carers under a £126 million government trial has been hailed as a ...

The government is proposing to “radically reform” the way schools are funded to meet the needs of disadvantaged pupils under ...

Joined-up working with parents and partners in areas of high need strengthens the support system around young children and their families and increases the proportion achieving a good level of ...

A target to recruit thousands more early years workers has not yet been met, jeopardising government plans to keep offering eligible families 30 hours of funded childcare, research shows.