Grannynet site sets rules for childcaring grandparents

By Katy Morton, Nursery World, 4 September 2008

Grannynet, the online community for grandparents, created by a mother and daughter team, has introduced a new charter to help set ground rules for people who look after their grandchildren.

The website was co-founded by Verity Gill and her mother Lorna Edwards after they realised there was a lack of information and support for grandparents looking after their grandchildren. Lorna Edwards, who is now retired, cares for both of her grandchildren, travelling from her home in Suffolk to Essex and East Dulwich, after her daughters struggled with childcare. Verity said, 'It was really hard finding a nursery place, as East Dulwich is a family-orientated community....

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