The call has been made by the charity Sutton Trust, which this week has published the results of a survey revealing concerns of parents of pre-school age children about their development.
More than half (52 per cent) of parents of two- to four-year-olds say their child’s social and emotional development has been impacted. A similar proportion (56 per cent) are worried about the impact of the health crisis on their children’s overall development.
One in five parents believe their child’s physical development has been negatively impacted by the pandemic. A quarter have raised concerns about their children’s language development.
Ministers are specifically being urged by the charity to ensure that funded childcare hours for all three- and four-year-olds is increased from the current total of 15 hours, with a focus on disadvantaged families. Currently children in that age group with working parents are eligible to 30 hours.
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