The closure of schools in England has turned the lives of millions of families upside down for the second time in less than a year.
Boris Johnson s announcement means parents are now left trying to balance their jobs with childcare and homeschooling for at least another six weeks.
Less than 48 hours after the prime minister s address, traffic on the search engine childcare.co.uk was up by 314% on last year and employment law specialists have seen a massive increase in demand for advice for parents.
Sara Dalrymple and her husband both continued working during the first lockdown as well as looking after their four and seven-year-old sons.