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How am I doing at 43 years of age !
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As she is entitled to Child Benefit (even if she is not receiving it) and has children under 12, she will be receiving National Insurance Credits
The link provided in the post after yours explains this better:
It's important to still fill in a Child Benefit claim form, even if you don’t want to get the payments. This is because if you are entitled to receive Child Benefit, you can still qualify for credits to protect your State Pension.
I thought you actually had to claim the Child Benefit, but it seems you just have to fill in the form.0
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