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Author: Sarah Wellard

Grandma and Grandpa – the unsung heroes of modern UK childcare

Grandparents “throw squeezed families a life line”. Grandparental childcare up by a third and now worth £7.3 billion

The babysitting grandparents who save families £7billion a year: study shows older generation cares for 1.6million UK children

Grandparents and childcare

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