Last month, it was announced that the UK public inquiry into the Government’s handling of the Covid pandemic would include the impact on the education, health and wellbeing of children and young people.
The move was in response to criticism that the original draft terms of the inquiry failed to mention children and young people.
The prime minister has now gone a step further and agreed for the impact on the early years to also be considered.
It follows a four-week consultation by the chair of the inquiry, former High Court judge Baroness Hallett, with bereaved families, representatives from difference sectors and the public, along with an evidence session, attended by the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) into what the inquiry should look at and how it should go about its work.
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