When welfarism fails most spectacularly, it is usually because it attempts to treat a perceived social or economic problem without understanding -- le...

More than two million working families stand to gain through a major expansion of government support for childcare, ministers announced today. Even...

More than two thirds of councils are failing to provide enough childcare, campaigners for have warned. Just one in five local authorities have enou...

One in four unemployed parents are put off looking for work because of childcare costs, according to a new study. Jobless parents in cities such as...

UK working mothers whose spouses take on all or part of the childcare responsibilities will get more promotions than those who use any other kind of c...

Childcare costs mean going out to work full-time is now hardly worthwhile for a growing number of "second earners" in middle and low income families, ...

I've been concerned lately that I don't do enough with the boy. You know, activity wise. When I was on maternity leave life was a whir of swimming le...

Parents on low incomes are being pushed out of work because they can't afford the costs of childcare, a survey by Save the Children and Daycare Trust ...