Little Steps, Big Struggles, Childcare in Wales published by Oxfam Cymru on behalf of the Make Care Fair coalition, lifts the lid on over 300 parents’ experiences of navigating Wales’ complex and ‘extortionately expensive’ childcare system ..read more

 NFER  Findings within NFER’s report, Cost-of-living crisis: Impact on schools – pupils and families, reveal the increased pressures on pupils and their families means over 90 per cent of primary, secondary and special schools are also subsidising extra-curricular activities for some pupils. In addition, 70 per cent of schools are reporting providing food to pupils through food parcels, food banks, food vouchers and subsidised breakfasts. decline in spending school buildings IFS ..read more

 How did parents’ experiences in the labour market shape children’s social and emotional development during the pandemic? IFS ..read more

  Barnardo's warns children are at greater risk of exploitation this summer due to cost of living crisis ..read more

 Overcrowding in England April 2023 National Housing federation. A year in progress: reflections from the 2022 Health Inequalities Strategy annual report Mayor of London ..read more

 National Education Union - State of education mental health  Tackling loneliness Uk government 4th annual report APPG on Medical Research - Health disparities: why medical research is a crucial tool for change Terminally ill patients receive less care in less affluent areas - Nuffield Trust     ..read more

State of the nation 2022: children and young people’s wellbeing A report on the wellbeing of children and young people over the academic year 2021 to 2022. The Department for Education (DfE) has published a new State of the nation report looking at the wellbeing of children and young people in England over the academic year 2021/2022. The report sets out previously published data from various sectors. The report finds that during the 2021/22 academic year, while wellbeing on most measures remained consistent, anxiousness among both primary and secondary-aged pupils appears to have increased an ..read more

How the cost of living crisis is damaging children’s health BMJ 2023; 380 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o3064 (Published 04 January 2023 ..read more

  First 1001 Days Movement and the Institute of Health Visiting has been published today – ‘Casting Long Shadows: The ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on babies, their families and the services that support them ..read more

 CEO Pay survey - High Pay Centre ..read more