Families & Childcare / Play

Following on neatly from yesterday's post about grandparents, the DCSF has just published a new research study of how modern families put together care packages for their offspring. The report provides a detailed breakdown of who cares for children at different stages of their lives (parents, grandparents, nursery etc), and how this can vary between different social groups and income brackets. <a href="http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RR090.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fitting It All Together: How Families Arrange their Childcare and the Influence on</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> Children’s Home Learning</span></a> is online now.<br /><br />Also dealing with families and children, another new publication from the DCSF - <a href="http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/DCSF-RR089.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: italic;">Children and Parents’ Experiences of Recently Improved Play Areas</span></a> - contains in-depth feedback from parents on the play facilities which are available for their children.

Families & Childcare / Play

Following on neatly from yesterday's post about grandparents, the DCSF has just published a new research study of how modern families pu...

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Grandparents & The Family

Today's post concerns a new report from the national charity <a href="http://www.grandparentsplus.org.uk/" target="_blank">Grandparents Plus</a>. The organisation recently commssioned Yougov to survey the public and parents to establish the contribution that grandparents make towards childcare, and how this role could be better recognised. Among the report's conclusions are ideas for <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/mar/25/childcare-grandparent-leave" target="_blank">'granny leave' and tax credits</a>, a situation illustrated by <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7961639.stm" target="_blank">this BBC article</a> which recounts the experiences of a grandmother who is currently helping to care for her daughter's children.<br /><br />The full text of <a href="http://www.grandparentsplus.org.uk/jdd/public/documents/gpp/GPReport%20web%20version.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-style: italic;">Rethinking Family Life: Explor</span><span style="font-style: italic;">ing the Role of Grandparents and the Wider </span><span style="font-style: italic;">Family</span></a> is online now; a 5 page <a href="http://www.grandparentsplus.org.uk/jdd/public/documents/gpp/GPP%20Survey%20Findings.pdf" target="_blank">summary of the survey's findings</a> is also available.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis39VT_i-NjDMjEQrw7bdmS-4n_QTbhzqrjJfgIH6sC1D6pdeIFXRiMtdCMfoXwxoPsr3B2z-JCtpFUjy9sqZDAkP4hVsnOlZOZ_OHPgUiQuiCo2Q-yGrYZwfsIovBLfkZFI1ngxPbpA/s1600-h/Grandparents.jpeg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317123481485001138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis39VT_i-NjDMjEQrw7bdmS-4n_QTbhzqrjJfgIH6sC1D6pdeIFXRiMtdCMfoXwxoPsr3B2z-JCtpFUjy9sqZDAkP4hVsnOlZOZ_OHPgUiQuiCo2Q-yGrYZwfsIovBLfkZFI1ngxPbpA/s200/Grandparents.jpeg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 197px; height: 130px;" /></a>

Grandparents & The Family

Today's post concerns a new report from the national charity Grandparents Plus . The organisation recently commssioned Yougov to survey ...

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