Dame Rachel de Souza says No 10’s focus on carer-to-child ratios is ‘depressing’ and now is the time to redefine childcare The children’s commissioner for …
New research says devices such as Alexa can have a long-term impact on empathy, compassion and critical thinking skills From reminding potty-training toddlers to go …
TikTok may face a £27 million fine for breaching UK data protection law involving children’s privacy over more than two years to July 2020, the Information …
Investigation finds video-sharing app may have breached UK data protection law between 2018 and 2020 TikTok is facing the prospect of a £27m fine for …
Health experts encourage doctors to talk about nutrition and socio-economic circumstances Children’s doctors plan to help poor families cope with the cost of living crisis …
Winter ‘humanitarian crisis’ will damage children’s lungs and brain development Cold homes will damage children’s lungs and brain development and lead to deaths as part …
Offer available to Clubcard holders with any cafe purchase as people struggle with cost of living crisis Tesco is offering free children’s meals with any …
Privately run homes have more police callouts and staff complaints than council ones, data shows Serious incidents involving the police and whistleblowing complaints are more …
Global analysis finds increase most sharp among age group, prompting concerns about impact on health Screen time during the Covid pandemic increased the most among …
The Army has started disinterring the remains of eight Native American children who died at a government-run boarding school that operated in Pennsylvania between 1879 …
BBC investigation alleges assault and grooming incidents at homes, schools and housing run by firm Ministers are facing calls for urgent reform of the children’s …
Pupils’ vital attention skills stunted by ‘toxic’ peaks of road noise heard from the classroom Road-traffic noise significantly slows the development of crucial memory and …
Only about a third of children and young people are meeting recommended activity levels, Bristol study finds Children have become more sedentary and their physical …
Concern at growing role of private equity as councils struggle to meet spiralling costs The 10 largest providers of children’s social care placements made more …
Ofsted immediately suspended the registration of the home after an inspection last month A children’s home in Bolton has been shut down after inspectors found …
Money could be spent on cutting youth reoffending and improving custody conditions, party says About £111m of taxpayers’ money has been wasted by the government …
Move comes after investigation found serious management shortcomings and follows Star Hobson case Bradford council has been stripped of control of its children’s social care …
Report reveals healthcare assistants are covering the work of nurses in 29 of the country’s 30 specialist units Britain’s sickest children are being treated in …
Former children’s commissioner Anne Longfield says it often puts vulnerable teenagers in greater danger The children’s social care system in England is unfit for purpose …
Staff working for an outsourcing firm owned by Tory donor Michael Ashcroft are planning a walkout over a denial of their employment rights Outsourced security …
Merseyside police took 54-year-old into custody after £70,000 theft from Alder Hey A man has been arrested on suspicion of burglary after 100 iPads worth …