Report summary
The report explores:
- children’s schooling during the COVID-19 related restrictions from March to October 2020, including school attendance, remote education and additional tuition
- children’s health, special educational needs, health behaviours and socialisation and parents’ mental health during the pandemic
- the changes in children’s socio-emotional development since the age of 4 years old and explores how these relate to their educational experiences, the early years home environment, parenting styles, and specific experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
- the degree of closeness in child-parent relationships during the pandemic