Grandparents were surveyed, by the charity Ready Generations, working with the University of Sterling and not-for-profit care village operator Belong, about how their role had changed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. In the report, ‘Care to the Nest’, grandparents stated that:
The invaluable role of grandparents in providing childcare was also highlighted by the research. More than a third of those surveyed provided at least one form of childcare on a regular basis pre-pandemic. This has reduced considerably as the pandemic has progressed, despite the Government’s allowance for childcare bubbles.
Grandparents’ roles in the lives of grandchildren and its potential to impact positively on well-being was also explored as part of the research.
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