Families

The report explores grandparents’ roles in the lives of grandchildren and its potential to impact positively on well-being
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Need to rekindle grandparents' role post-pandemic

Families
Some households have moved during the pandemic, which could lead to an increase in demand for childcare, particularly the South West and South East of England
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Data analysis targets changes in demand for childcare - survey

Coronavirus
Coram Family and Childcare said that the pandemic has exacerbated issues for the childcare sector and families
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Childcare costs rise above inflation, as providers struggle to remain sustainable

Coronavirus
Many parents felt too ashamed to seek help, researchers found
News

Domestic abuse 'most common' in pregnancy and before baby reaches the age of two

Families
Tulip Siddiq, shadow early years minister, speaking at the Nursery World Business Summit on 4 March 2021
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Labour wants 'big conversation' on early years

Policy & Politics
To help them recover from the stress of the pandemic, children need space, time and permission to play freely, the campaigners say
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Leading academics call for a summer of play

Coronavirus
Chancellor Rishi Sunak set out the Government's coronavirus response in the budget
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Budget 2021: Business rates relief extension will include nurseries

Coronavirus
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Private and voluntary settings will be able to access early language catch-up scheme

Coronavirus
Louise Livingston: 'The reality is that Covid has exposed the pitfalls of our education system with a one-size-fits-all approach'
Opinion

Should we really be telling our children they are 'behind' and need to 'catch up'?

Coronavirus
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‘Worrying’ increases in mental health symptoms among primary school children – study

Families
Out-of-school clubs, breakfast clubs, and other wraparound care can open more widely from 8 March Photo Junior Adventures Group UK
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Wraparound care sector warns that demand could outstrip supply in months to come

Coronavirus
#ThumbsUpForEarlyYears: Nursery World editor Liz Roberts
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Early years sector unites to give thumbs up for early years

Coronavirus
Anne Longfield: 'Too often the people in charge of the systems children need simply don’t see them and try to understand their world'
News

Children's commissioner Anne Longfield takes ministers to task in final speech

Coronavirus
Outdoor play is 'vital' to children's well-being and playgrounds are an essential public service for all children, play organisations have said
News

Rules around children's playgrounds should be clearer, say campaigners

Coronavirus
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan on a visit to a nursery in 2018
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London Mayor calls for Government to step in to support capital's 'struggling' nurseries

Provision
More than 4 in 10 early years workers surveyed said they had noticed signs that children in their care had their emotional wellbeing affected by the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown
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Early years staff struggling to support children's emotional and behavioural needs

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