It is no longer possible to question the fact that working with parents is key to improving outcomes for children and parents. Desforges and Abouchaar established that parents play a key role in children’s learning and development and working with parents is the single most important factor in making a difference for less advantaged families. Many recent studies including the EPPE longitudinal study and the recent poverty and life chances report by Frank Field MP have highlighted that what parents do is vital to improving children’s outcomes.
At a Westminster briefing (11 May 2011) on the implications of the Early Intervention report by Graeme Allen MP, there was much discussion about the importance of involving parents. The messages were clear:
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