Sentences with phrase «childcare for parents of young children»

But the pro-Union parties called on the Scottish government to act now to improve childcare for parents of young children in Scotland.

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A substantial body of research now indicates that high levels of involvement by fathers in two parent families are associated with a range of desirable outcomes in children and young people, including: better peer relationships; fewer behaviour problems; lower criminality and substance abuse; higher educational / occupational mobility, relative to that of parents; capacity for empathy; non-traditional attitudes to earning and childcare; more satisfying adult sexual partnerships; and higher self - esteem and life - satisfaction (for reviews see Flouri 2005; Pleck and Masciadrelli 2004).

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

US Childcare System Makes «Having It All» All the More Difficult Huffington Post, July 18, 2012 «While the question of whether anyone can «have it all» remains open for discussion, it is clear that our haphazard childcare system, with its inconsistent monitoring and paucity of reliable information on the quality of individual programs, makes striking this balance all the more difficult for parents with young children,» writes Todd Grindal, a doctoral candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of EChildcare System Makes «Having It All» All the More Difficult Huffington Post, July 18, 2012 «While the question of whether anyone can «have it all» remains open for discussion, it is clear that our haphazard childcare system, with its inconsistent monitoring and paucity of reliable information on the quality of individual programs, makes striking this balance all the more difficult for parents with young children,» writes Todd Grindal, a doctoral candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Echildcare system, with its inconsistent monitoring and paucity of reliable information on the quality of individual programs, makes striking this balance all the more difficult for parents with young children,» writes Todd Grindal, a doctoral candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Questions about cost (how much is being spent) and price (how much is being charged) for the center - based care [1] of young children loom large among parents, the childcare industry, policymakers, and government.

Based on prior years» tax returns and birth records, parents of a young child that qualifies for childcare subsidies, as described subsequently, would have deposited to the child's name and their control in a federal Childcare and Education Savings Account (CESA) the amount of subsidy to which they are entitled for a gichildcare subsidies, as described subsequently, would have deposited to the child's name and their control in a federal Childcare and Education Savings Account (CESA) the amount of subsidy to which they are entitled for a giChildcare and Education Savings Account (CESA) the amount of subsidy to which they are entitled for a given year.

Among them are deleterious effects on children of unregulated and often substandard childcare; [9] lost productivity for employers due to parents missing work to handle gaps in childcare or to care for a sick child; [10] lost wages and reduced retirement benefits for parents who have to drop out of the labor market to provide at - home care for their young children; [11] a substantial downward pressure on the wages of childcare workers with effects on the quality and stability of the childcare workforce; [12] and lost opportunities for further education, [13] college savings, and other investments that working parents could make in themselves and their children but can not afford because they are spending most or all of their disposable income on childcare.

For example, if the victim was a stay - at - home parent with young children, part of the damages awarded could cover the future childcare costs.

Tadpoles» digital communications tools were created to help childcare programs involve parents and simplify operations, improving the quality of care and developmental outcomes for young children.

Comment: Female older siblings are far more likely than male older siblings to be given child care responsibilities while young; teenage girls are far more likely than teenage boys to hold childcare and babysitting jobs; new mothers are far more likely to have prepared for parenthood by reading pregnancy - to - parenting articles and books as well as talking with (and spending social time with) primary caregiving women friends and relatives and their children; the ever - present months - long pregnancy itself initiates mothers into a mindset of habitual constant awareness of child - whereabouts; and various biological and hormonal factors make mothers more responsive to routine infant cues (other than severe distress cries.)

Among the projects ETTN will do to improve access to services and raise the standard of care for traumatized very young children are: creating educational and training materials for parents, childcare providers, service providers for families in the military, pediatric providers, child welfare professionals, judges, and foster care providers; and collaborating with the Network and NCTSN centers in cross-site evaluation, training, and dissemination.

In fact, a few of these studies find that same - sex parents have superior parenting skills and that their children exhibit a few outcomes superior to children raised by heterosexual parents (e.g., Brewaey et al.'s [1997] finding of higher levels of sharing in childcare and parenting skills among lesbian couples; teachers» average higher rating of children with lesbian than heterosexual mothers on affection, responsiveness, and concern for younger children in Steckel [1987]-RRB-.