The Holyrood Baby

Holyrood baby: Attainment gap at primary school is holding children back

Kirsty is now in P2 and the attainment gap is already apparent – the most recent figures show it has widened in the last few years

Beating poverty takes more than good intentions

Joseph Rowntree and Save the Children report demands action on child poverty - as the Resolution Foundation presents grim Brexit forecasts

Bus pass for young people rollout in 2021-22

Nicola Sturgeon announces £100m to bridge the gap until Scottish Child Payment begins

SNP conference: New winter payments for low income families

UNISON calls for funding to back incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

MSPs call for evidence on incorporating UN rights of the child into Scots law

Being out of school will have affected children – we just don’t know how much

Scotland’s foodbanks see 62 per cent increase in food parcels for children

Comment: Colin Smyth MSP on lockdown with a young family

The Holyrood baby at four: Kirsty in lockdown

Associate feature: Listening to what families need and want is how we will all thrive

300,000 families in Scotland struggling financially through coronavirus crisis

Coronavirus has amplified calls for a universal basic income

‘Inconceivable’ that all pupils would return to school on the same day, John Swinney says

'Impossible' for schools to function as normal with social distancing, warns union

Scottish groups call for inquiry into human rights implications of COVID-19 measures

Less than a quarter of UK parents feel comfortable teaching IT during homeschooling, survey finds

Childcare hubs for key workers to stay open over Easter holidays

Nearly a million people claim Universal Credit as coronavirus outbreak worsens

Roll-out of new Scottish benefits to be delayed

Expansion of free childcare delayed due to coronavirus

Child poverty could ‘soar’ as a result of coronavirus as new statistics show nearly one in four of Scotland's children in poverty

In context: Free bus travel for under 19s

‘Big risks’ surround Scottish Government’s early learning and childcare roll-out

Under 18s to get free bus travel in Scotland after ministers reach budget deal with Scottish Greens