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Rising cost of social services in England putting arts and youth services at risk, say councils

Some councils are already spending up to 80% of their budget on social care and say costs are rising and increasingly unsustainable

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In this new austerity moment, a fight is on: for the rights of children with special educational needs

Cuts ruin lives and raise costs. This scandal is already playing out in the system, and it should be a warning to Labour, says Guardian columnist John Harris

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Labour will rightly be judged by how it fixes our problems. But never forget who left the UK in such a rotten state

Although Cameron and Osborne have been rebranded as Tory moderates, look back to 2010 and you’ll see how much devastation they truly caused, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Labour and the Conservatives both plan to boost childcare by relying on the private sector

Childcare features prominently in both major parties’ plans for work and personal finance. Keir Starmer wants to make early-years provision as universal as possible while the Conservatives claim they’re already transforming childcare and increasing funding to both boost children’s development and get mothers back to work.

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Labour wants to ‘take back our streets’: Will this help people affected by crime?

Experts say Keir Starmer’s plans to cut serious crime levels are ambitious. The party also hopes to restore faith in the criminal justice system but with limited extra resources

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‘People haven’t woken up to the scale of this’: Gordon Brown on the UK’s child poverty scandal

A quarter of Britain’s children live below the poverty line. Near his Fife home, the former PM shows how charities help families and says this issue must be a priority for any government

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Archbishop of Canterbury urges Starmer to ditch ‘cruel’ two-child benefit cap

Head of Church of England Justin Welby tells Observer that ending policy would lift thousands of children out of poverty

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Millions of British children born since 2010 have only known poverty. My £3bn plan would give them hope

We know about the hardship of ‘Thatcher’s children’, but a new generation of Tories has raised inequality to even higher levels, says the former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

The Guardian - UK

Children of austerity need a rescue plan, Gordon Brown says

Former prime minister proposes £3bn support package for ‘blighted generation’, including Sure Start relaunch

The Guardian - UK

Sure Start could have changed everything for my family. Labour must be brave – and revitalise it

A new report shows how transformational the initiative was. But Keir Starmer’s early-years plans lack the same vision, says journalist Terri White

The Guardian - UK

Reviving Sure Start would be a vote-winner for Labour

Letters: John Bercow says the early years programme was a crucial life enhancer for millions of children and could be a key election battleground. Plus letters from Prof Gary Craig, Deborah Hayter, Keith Reed and Ian Wrigglesworth

The Guardian - UK

‘Gift of hope and confidence’: parents recall how Sure Start was a lifeline

As calls grow for Labour to reinstate the centres for early years support, we hear from some of those who saw its benefits

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Sure Start’s success: Labour should see the latest findings as an opportunity

Editorial: Research proving that early intervention works ought to be seized on by Keir Starmer’s party

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Tell us: how did Sure Start help you or your child?

We would like to hear from people who benefited from New Labour’s early years programme

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Senior Labour figures call for ‘life-transforming’ Sure Start policy

Gordon Brown and three former education ministers say New Labour’s acclaimed early-years programme benefited millions

The Guardian - UK

Charities evoke spirit of Sure Start in call for bold Labour early-years policies

First 1001 Days Movement says five-year decline in toddler development is a ‘ticking time bomb’ for the UK

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How a Conservative budget failed to help women (again)

A single man would gain £346 from tax cuts, compared with £279 for a woman and just £85 for the typical lone mother

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on investing in youth: bring back Sure Start and make it for teens too

Editorial: Youth services have been wrecked by cuts. They must be reformed, better funded and not just focused on crime prevention

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The Guardian - UK

Labour should revive its inspired Sure Start scheme

Letters: Dr Sebastian Kraemer praises the children’s centres that provided for the poorest preschool children. Plus letters from John Anderson, Janet Lail, Gabrielle Palmer and a group of charities

The Guardian - UK

Free childcare for 30 hours a week? It sounds too good to be true – and for worse-off families, it is

Early-years education can determine a child’s future – which is why a Labour government must make it a priority, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

‘We are laying the path for these children’: why early years education should never be undervalued

The prominence Liverpool Hope University places on its early years education training and research reflects its commitment to help children and society

The Guardian - UK

There are lessons to be learned on nursery schools

Letters: Carolyn Meggitt, Lise Bosher and Sally Cheseldine respond to Labour’s plans for education for the under-fours

Belfast Live

Belfast mum says Sure Start funding guarantee is "amazing news"

"I'll be honest, I was in the office and I did a wee jump and a dance and the girls were laughing, I was all bizz"

Belfast Live

Sure Start and youth services funding cuts avoided

The announcement that funding was being made available was made on Thursday.

Chronicle Live

Gateshead councillors slam "pathetic" government funding for children and families

Councillors believe £3m of central government funding is no where near enough to help families and children in Gateshead

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