Education Minister Leighton Andrews has announced a £4 million funding package to train early years Welsh medium practitioners.

Education Minister Leighton Andrews has said that School-based Counselling services in Wales are helping thousands of children and young people become more confident in school and improve their attendance.

The Deputy Minister for Children has presented a paper to the Cabinet which asks them to agree that childcare should be a strategic priority for the Welsh Assembly Government.

The National Assembly for Wales’ Children and Young People Committee is reviewing the implementation of the recommendations made in its ‘Parenting in Wales and the delivery of the Parenting Action Plan’ Report which was published in May 2009. Consultation ends: 10/09/10

Barnardo’s has published data showing long delays in the family courts of England and Wales.

The Welsh Assembly Government, in collaboration with CLIC, are running a competition for children and young people to report their own news.

Consumer Focus Wales is campaigning to get the Food Standards Agency to issue guidance to food businesses to make it clear that the same equipment should never be used for raw and ready-to-eat foods.

The Home Secretary has announced the national roll-out of a scheme that allows parents to ask police whether people with access to their family are sex offenders.

Foreign Office figures for April 2009-March 2010 show an increase in the number of children abducted by a parent, with a 39% increase of abductions to countries not signed up to the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.

More than 1,200 children and young people have contacted ‘meic’ - Wales’ new nationwide advocacy and advice helpline during its first eight weeks.

Stop it Now! Wales has launched Commit to Prevent! ahead of the 2011 Assembly election.

The Welsh Assembly Government is consulting on the Health Social Care and Well-being Strategy Guidance 2010 and Children And Young People’s Plans Interim Guidance 2011-14. Consultation ends: 14/09/2010

Deputy Minister for Children Huw Lewis has announced Wales’ first “Families First Pioneer areas”.

The First Minister has presented the new Legislative Programme to Assembly Members.

A new DVD providing best practice guidance in meeting the needs of pupils from minority ethnic backgrounds has been sent to every school in Wales.

The Family Justice Review Panel has launched a Call for Evidence.

The Chancellor George Osborne published the 2010 Budget Report on 22 June 2010. It contains a number of measures that will have an impact on families with children.

This report presents the results from a survey into the prevalence and incidence of school bullying in Wales.

As Child Safety Week starts, parents are being urged to keep their children safe around water.

In a speech hosted by Barnardo’s, the Deputy Prime Minister announced the establishment of a Ministerial Task Force to identify policies which will make a big difference to children and families.