The paper is to be drawn up by Maria Miller, shadow minister for family, David Willetts, shadow universities secretary, and Samantha Callan, family and society policy specialist for the Conservative Policy Unit.
Ms Callan told Nursery World, 'Nothing is set in concrete with the paper. We have spoken to a lot of people and want to come up with realistic and well-researched policies to suit parents and the time we live in.'
The plans were revealed last Wednesday at a Tory summit called Family Friendly Britain, chaired by Ms Miller.
They make strengthening the family a priority, focusing on pressures on families, the effect of divorce and separation and consequences of the Government's working tax credits for single parents.
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