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  "path": "/lifestyle/family/legal-age-children-left-home-36740593",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-18T10:08:15.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Whenever school holidays roll around, parents wonder at what age they can leave their child at home unsupervised. Luckily, the NSPCC has provided guidance to manage childcare challenges",
  "title": "Legal age for children to be left at home alone this half term"
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