Coronavirus (COVID-19): re-opening childcare - impact assessment

Assesses the impact of actions taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic from March 2020 to the start of re-opening of all registered childcare settings from 15 July.


Footnotes

1. https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-guide-schools-early-learning-closures/pages/overview/

2. https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20200710111815/http://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-guide-schools-early-learning-closures/pages/vulnerable-children/

3. https://www.childrensparliament.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/How_are_you_doing_Results_April_May_2020_Childrens_Parliament-Updated.pdf

4. https://www.closethegap.org.uk/news/blog/coronavirus-brings-new-focus-to-womens-continued-inequality-/

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13. https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-strategic-framework-reopening-schools-early-learning-childcare-settings-initial-impact-assessment/

14. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/136/policy-note/contents

15. https://www.gov.scot/publications/equality-impact-assessment-expansion-early-learning-childcare/

16. Age, Disability, Sex, Gender reassignment, Pregnancy & maternity, Race, Religion or belief, Sexual orientation, Marriage & civil partnership

17. The Articles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the child wellbeing indicators under the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 apply to all children and young people up to the age of 18, including non-citizen and undocumented children and young people.

18. 'Direct' impact refers to policies/measures where children and young people are directly affected by the proposed changes. 'Indirect' impact refers to policies/measures that are not directly aimed at children but will have an impact on them.

19. Under the UNCRC, 'children' can refer to: individual children, groups of children, or children in general. Some groups of children will relate to the groups with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010: disability, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation. 'Groups' can also refer to children by age band or setting, or those who are eligible for special protection or assistance: e.g. preschool children, children in hospital, children in rural areas, looked after children, young people who offend, victims of abuse or exploitation, child migrants, or children living in poverty.

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