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School summer hols: what do you do with the kids?

School holidays are a time of greater stress for some families who struggle with finding childcare, cannot always afford to feed their children well, or keep them occupied whilst parents need to work. Jenni Murray talks to Val Barron, a development worker for Communities Together Durham, and Sara Bryson, policy advisor at Children North East who has conducted a lot of research on the subject.

First broadcast on Woman's Hour, 15 July 2016.

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