Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
12/01/2021 - 11:39
More than one in five rough sleepers placed in hotels during the first lockdown last year ended up leaving the accommodation because of poor support.
12/01/2021 - 10:25
The government has said that rapid, regular testing for people without symptoms of coronavirus will be made available across the country.
12/01/2021 - 10:05
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said that expected council tax rises should be scrapped to ease the pressure on family budgets.
12/01/2021 - 09:40
Communities across Scotland are to benefit from fast-tracked funding to help tackle climate change and deliver a green recovery from the pandemic.
08/01/2021 - 14:26
Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced extra support to help protect rough sleepers and renters from the effects of coronavirus.
08/01/2021 - 10:34
Thousands of homeless people promised permanent housing after the first wave of coronavirus have now slipped off the radar without any state support.
08/01/2021 - 09:42
MPs have criticised the ‘litany’ of failures from DCMS which has meant that business and homes in rural areas could be locked out of gigabit broadband.
07/01/2021 - 09:36
Scores of councils have lower approval rates for non-visible disabilities applications compared to those for physical impairments.
07/01/2021 - 09:27
Closing gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools is costing the UK £7.25 million in lost social value for every week of lockdown.
06/01/2021 - 16:12
Nearly ten million jobs from carbon-intensive industries could be disrupted in the next three decades as a result of the transition to net zero.
06/01/2021 - 16:03
ukactive has called for a physical activity plan as new lockdowns threaten the physical and mental well-being of people in the UK.
06/01/2021 - 15:32
England’s largest councils have urged the government to provide urgent clarity on the local elections scheduled for May.
06/01/2021 - 15:17
Grant Shapps has announced that Coventry and Oxford are developing proposals to become the first parts of the UK to run all-electric bus services.
06/01/2021 - 14:04
New polling has shown that 79 per cent of adults in England support the new national lockdown.
06/01/2021 - 09:54
UNISON has said that pre-schools, including nurseries, must be closed except to educate the children of key workers and those who are vulnerable.
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