Parents across the UK will benefit from greater support to make family life easier on their doorstep, as the government rolls out ‘Best Start Family Hubs’ across every local authority – relieving pressure on parents and giving half a million more children the very best start in life.

This Guardian opinion piece argues that the growing involvement of private equity firms in child care provision in the UK is reshaping the sector in ways that prioritize profit over children’s welfare.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officials are seeking out unaccompanied immigrant children in operations nationwide with a view to deporting them or pursuing criminal cases against them or adult sponsors sheltering them legally in the US, according to sources and

As they walked through arrivals at Manchester Airport, a couple seemed to be behaving oddly towards their baby. Something did not sit right with Border Force officers.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy launched a landmark global campaign to advocate for family-based care for all children across the globe. Lammy announced a Global Charter to work with governments around the world to progressively end the use of children’s institutions.

An army of trained foster parents are transforming the lives of children who have suffered terrible hardships after being abandoned in institutions

In 2020, 4,831 children and youth—roughly 1% of all children in foster care—were reported missing or on runaway status. Further, a National Center for State Legislatures report in 2023 indicated that 1.5 million children (7% of all youth) run away each year, most often due to family conflicts, abuse or neglect. 

Catherine Russell, UNICEF Executive Director, writes that the outlook for children in 2025 does not look good as children face conflicts, climate-related disasters, economic instability and a growing digital divide – all of which are threatening their lives, development and well-being.

Public service cuts and ‘stark impact of poverty’ are causing worse outcomes for children, according to survey

It was 3 a.m. when they got the call. Staff at the Altadena foster care facility had been monitoring the Eaton Fire since it sparked earlier that evening. But the growing flames looked to be moving in the opposite direction, and their location remained well outside the evacuation zone.