The deployment of the government’s childcare scheme to tens of thousands more families is facing “significant uncertainties” and may struggle to meet its own targets,…
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Juvenile great apes love to tease and annoy their elders, study finds
Footage of great apes has revealed that humans are not the only ones to endure seemingly endless bouts of teasing dished out by their smaller…
View More Juvenile great apes love to tease and annoy their elders, study findsChildren living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones’
Children with more green space near their homes have significantly stronger bones, a study has found, potentially leading to lifelong health benefits. Scientists found that…
View More Children living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones’Danone to cut 7% off wholesale price of powdered Aptamil baby formula
The baby milk seller Danone has agreed to cut the wholesale price of its Aptamil infant powdered formula by 7% from Monday after the UK’s…
View More Danone to cut 7% off wholesale price of powdered Aptamil baby formulaEngland has ‘twice as many empty homes as families stuck in B&Bs’
England has more than twice as many long-term empty homes this Christmas as there are children living in temporary accommodation, the Liberal Democrats have said,…
View More England has ‘twice as many empty homes as families stuck in B&Bs’Psychologists pinpoint average age children become Santa sceptics
From empty glasses of sherry on the mantelpiece to sooty footprints leading to the bedroom door, evidence of Santa’s existence is clearly irrefutable. Yet most…
View More Psychologists pinpoint average age children become Santa scepticsStaff exodus could hinder expansion of free childcare in England, providers say
A mass exodus of childminders and nursery staff risks scuppering the government’s flagship new funding for parents of young children in England, according to a…
View More Staff exodus could hinder expansion of free childcare in England, providers sayWorking mothers in UK twice as likely as fathers to consider quitting job over childcare costs
Almost twice as many working mothers as fathers have considered leaving their jobs because of the burden of childcare, research reveals. A survey of 3,000…
View More Working mothers in UK twice as likely as fathers to consider quitting job over childcare costsDoes your 12 year old have a pension yet? The best financial advice for every stage of your child’s life
For many families, the financial pressure caused by the cost of living crisis means it is hard to manage the daily expense of rearing children,…
View More Does your 12 year old have a pension yet? The best financial advice for every stage of your child’s life‘It feels unfair’: the UK childminders being refused permission to start businesses
Claire, 36, always dreamed of setting up a childminding business in her home, so this year she applied for training through a company called Tiney.…
View More ‘It feels unfair’: the UK childminders being refused permission to start businesses