In the last budget, the Government announced that 15 hours of funded childcare will be extended to all children from the age of nine months from September 2024.
While there are immediate operational deliberations for early years settings, another less obvious consideration is that settings may be in contact with more mothers of younger children, which comes with its own set of health implications.
The World Health Organisation states that around one in ten of pregnant women, and 13 per cent of women who have just given birth, experience a mental disorder – primarily depression – across the world. There is a wealth of evidence which informs us of the detrimental impact that poor maternal mental health can have on women, children and their families.
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