Families come in all shapes and sizes. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins can all play an important role in nurturing children. While parents are responsible for caring for their children and making sure their needs are met, the wider family can play a vital supporting role.
Families come in all shapes and sizes. Grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins can all play an important role in nurturing children. While parents are responsible for caring for their children and making sure their needs are met, the wider family can play a vital supporting role.
This Research Findings examines the use of childcare for both the baby and toddler cohorts of the Growing Up in Scotland study (GUS) longitudinal research project, and how cost, type, mix of formal and informal provision, duration and childcare preferences vary according to parents’ socioeconomic circumstances. Differences in attitudes towards employment and childcare are also explored.
This Research Findings examines the use of childcare for both the baby and toddler cohorts of the Growing Up in Scotland study (GUS) longitudinal research project, and how cost, type, mix of formal and informal provision, duration and childcare preferences vary according to parents’ socioeconomic circumstances. Differences in attitudes towards employment and childcare are also explored.
Subject terms:
parental attitudes, attitudes, babies, child care, children, employment, grandparents;
GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
Publisher:
Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
Publication year:
2010
Pagination:
27p.
Place of publication:
London
... needs; mental health and disability; help and advice in managing couple and family relationships; support to help dads play a positive, active role in their children’s lives; specialist and peer-to-peer support for grandparents; and ways for separated relatives to stay in touch with their children in their lives. A one page fact sheet is provided for each aspect of the service.
Family Information Direct (previously known as Parent Know How) was set up in partnership with key voluntary and private sector organisations to enable parents and families in England to find the support and information they need, where and when they want it. The service has supported both the development of traditional telephone helplines and the establishment of online services, print video and audio content. The Family Information Directory, which went live in September 2009, is a comprehensive online directory of information about local and national services. Family Information Direct acts as sign post to services that are available in areas such as; support with the challenges of bringing up teenagers; expert advice on specialist issues such as child law, social care, special educational needs; mental health and disability; help and advice in managing couple and family relationships; support to help dads play a positive, active role in their children’s lives; specialist and peer-to-peer support for grandparents; and ways for separated relatives to stay in touch with their children in their lives. A one page fact sheet is provided for each aspect of the service.
Subject terms:
helplines, information services, parenting, parents, access to information, advice services, families, fathers, grandparents;
... available to those developing and assessing policies and services designed to support parenting. Specific attention is paid to parents’ informal sources of support including, in particular, the child’s grandparents. Data detailing sources of advice on issues of child health and behaviour, and attendance at mother and toddler/baby groups and parenting classes are also presented.
This report is part of the Growing Up in Scotland study (GUS) is longitudinal research project and looks at the potential sources of support that parents of young children might draw on for help with parenting and childcare or for information and advice about child-related issues. Mapping parental perceptions of the range of sources of support available to them contributes to the knowledge base available to those developing and assessing policies and services designed to support parenting. Specific attention is paid to parents’ informal sources of support including, in particular, the child’s grandparents. Data detailing sources of advice on issues of child health and behaviour, and attendance at mother and toddler/baby groups and parenting classes are also presented.
Subject terms:
information services, parental attitudes, parental skills training, parenting, parents, support groups, access to information, advice services, attitudes, grandparents;
Announces the revised Personal Expenses Allowance (PEA) of £18.80, which is to come into force on 11 April 2005. The PEA applies to all care home residents receiving help from councils with social services responsibilities to meet the cost of accommodation provided under Part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948. Councils are also reminded of the purpose of the PEA.
Announces the revised Personal Expenses Allowance (PEA) of £18.80, which is to come into force on 11 April 2005. The PEA applies to all care home residents receiving help from councils with social services responsibilities to meet the cost of accommodation provided under Part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948. Councils are also reminded of the purpose of the PEA.
Subject terms:
home care, income, local authorities, pensions, residential care, assessment, charges, health needs, grandparents;
Announces the revised Personal Expenses Allowance (PEA) of £18.10 that comes into force on 12 April 2004. It applies to everyone in care homes, including care homes with nursing on the premises, receiving help to meet costs from councils with social services responsibilities (hereafter referred to as “councils”), under Part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948. It reminds councils of the purpose of the PEA. The circular also announces the revision of the capital limits from £12,000 (lower) and £19,500 (upper) to £12,250 (lower) and £20,000 (upper), which are to come into force on 12 April 2004. Councils are reminded of the effect on charges for home care. The circular also announces the revision of the savings disregard from up to £4.50 to up to £4.65 per week for individual supported residents aged 65 and over. The savings disregard will also increase from up to £6.75 to up to £6.95 per week for couples. The savings disregard provisions regarding the treatment of couples have also been amended so that the disregard does not apply where it is the resident’s partner who is in receipt of the savings credit. The circular also advises councils of a new disregard for ex-gratia payments from the Skipton Fund to people who have been infected with hepatitis C as a result of NHS treatment with blood or blood products. The date on which this scheme will begin is still to be finalised.
Announces the revised Personal Expenses Allowance (PEA) of £18.10 that comes into force on 12 April 2004. It applies to everyone in care homes, including care homes with nursing on the premises, receiving help to meet costs from councils with social services responsibilities (hereafter referred to as “councils”), under Part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948. It reminds councils of the purpose of the PEA. The circular also announces the revision of the capital limits from £12,000 (lower) and £19,500 (upper) to £12,250 (lower) and £20,000 (upper), which are to come into force on 12 April 2004. Councils are reminded of the effect on charges for home care. The circular also announces the revision of the savings disregard from up to £4.50 to up to £4.65 per week for individual supported residents aged 65 and over. The savings disregard will also increase from up to £6.75 to up to £6.95 per week for couples. The savings disregard provisions regarding the treatment of couples have also been amended so that the disregard does not apply where it is the resident’s partner who is in receipt of the savings credit. The circular also advises councils of a new disregard for ex-gratia payments from the Skipton Fund to people who have been infected with hepatitis C as a result of NHS treatment with blood or blood products. The date on which this scheme will begin is still to be finalised.
Subject terms:
home care, income, local authorities, pensions, residential care, assessment, charges, health needs, grandparents;