As part of the Families and Relationships Green Paper, the government is seeking to extend the choices families are able to make in relation to work-life balance.
Sure Start children's centres will be encouraged to offer a walking bus service to help increase the hours when parents can potentially work.
Families will also be helped to reclaim more childcare costs for children over eight through tax credits.
Meanwhile government advisory group the Standing Commission for Carers, will be asked to explore the challenges facing inter-generational and distance carers.
But Fiona Weir, chief executive of single parent charity Gingerbread, said the paper lacks "meaningful measures" for single parents.
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