Blog Post
New ONS data on time use and parenting in lockdown (22 July 2020)
WBG analysed the data released by the Office for National Statistics on parenting in lockdown during Coronavirus & the effects on work-life balance.
We have analysed the data released by the Office for National Statistics on parenting in lockdown during Coronavirus and the effects on work-life balance.
Read our short note on what was found on time use and parenting in lockdown
What the data shows
- Parents spent more time on childcare during lockdown
- Type of childcare changed – more ‘developmental’ childcare delivered
- Fathers doing more of the ‘enjoyable’ childcare
- Mothers still doing the majority of childcare – especially for younger children
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