But compared with the March 2020 lockdown, there are notable changes. This time around, the government will keep open early years education. We need look no further than the economy to explain the reason for this shift. Lockdowns significantly undermine the productivity of parents with preschool age children which creates problems for the already seriously ailing economy.
The unique challenges parents face when attempting to juggle their paid employment with the education and care of their preschool age child, are laid out by the Co-SPYCE (COVID-19 Supporting Parents and Young Children in Epidemics) survey.
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