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Recommendation 11
11
Accepted
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While baby classes may not be directly vital to baby development, they provide important support...
Recommendation
While baby classes may not be directly vital to baby development, they provide important support to new parents, which will benefit the care they can provide. From our discussions with the sector and with the Minister, there has not been sufficient engagement with these groups or appropriate consideration of the contribution that they make the lives of new parents. The Government should engage fully with this important sector and consider how it can be better supported. We were pleased that the Minister for Small Business, Consumers and Labour Markets, Paul Scully MP, has committed to Government engagement with the baby class sector. The Government should provide an update on its discussions with the baby group sector as part of its response to this report.
Government Response Summary
The government acknowledges the important role of parent and baby groups and commits to hosting a meeting with the sector to better understand how they can be supported.
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56
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
The Government recognises the important role that parent and baby groups play in supporting new parents—including self-employed mothers. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy is happy to host a meeting with groups in this sector to better understand how they can be supported to help parents return to work—particularly when parents have experienced mental health issues as a result of Covid-19 and lockdown.