Families
We cannot wait for Labour to act on two-child benefit cap, says Swinney
The Scottish First Minister said his Government will mitigate the policy in Scotland to help reduce child poverty.
Major special educational needs reforms to come ‘in due course’ – minister
It comes after the National Audit Office found the current system is ‘financially unsustainable’.
People are ‘scared’ to have families, says Kemi Badenoch
The shadow communities secretary was speaking at an event with the Conservative Women’s Organisation.
Tens of thousands more households caught within benefit cap, latest figures show
Some 110,000 of the households which had their benefits capped included children.
Parents may not get first choice of funded childcare space, Phillipson warns
The Government plans to use disused classrooms in schools to provide early years care.
Early years needs ‘urgent attention’ as focus too often on parents – report
The report said health visitors must be given the power to trigger joint visits from social care specialists.
Families face summer holiday childcare shortages as bill rises to over £1,000
Fewer than a fifth of local authorities in England have enough holiday childcare provision for full-time working parents, survey suggests.
Half of local authorities not confident on September childcare rollout – report
The major concern about being able to deliver the funded childcare expansion is the local workforce, according to charity Coram.
SNP will take bold action to support families, vows minister
Mairi McAllan was speaking ahead of a visit to a parent and baby group in Midlothian.
Scottish Tories back private nursery campaign over free childcare funding
The private nursery sector has long complained of staffing issues due to higher wages offered by local authorities.