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Learning from the Covid lockdowns: how can nurseries support parents and carers at the sharp end?

By Blog Editor, IOE Digital, on 19 July 2023

Woman guides two children cycling with training wheels. Credit: Polack via Adobe Stock

Credit: Polack via Adobe Stock.

19 July 2023

By Rachel Benchekroun and Claire Cameron 

Given the growing pressures on families in the context of ongoing austerity policies and the current cost-of-living crisis, as well as the immense financial pressure on early years providers, greater investment is needed from central government to enable early years settings to provide safe, supportive and sociable spaces for families with young children. (more…)