Childcare is central to families being able to sustain working lives. But insufficient government funding and a complex web of for-profit companies means many are losing out
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Not being able to attend nurseries due to lockdown has affected children’s growth in emotional, linguistic and physical terms. The longterm effect could heighten inequality
From nursery closures to families self-isolating, COVID has disrupted children’s access to pre-school care. This impacts their development, and their parents’ ability to work
Why does childcare work have such a status problem in Britain?
Children are often the ones who decide what’s ‘right’ and ‘wrong’.
The gender gap matters, and we need to recruit, train and retain more men to care for and educate our youngest children
Top contributors
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Professor of Early Childhood, School of Education and Communities, University of East London
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Senior lecturer in Education, Lancaster University
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Professor of Education and Director of the Nottingham Centre for Children, Young People and Families, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Global Labour, University of Leeds
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NIHR and Castang Foundation Advanced Fellow, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor in Language Development, University of Leeds
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Research Fellow in Human Resource Management, University of Leeds
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Professor of Gender and Employment Relations, University of Leeds
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Oxford Brookes University
