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Hopes and dreams for early years in 2022 and beyond

Twelve professionals with links to the early years reveal their aspirations for the sector in the year ahead, and set out what needs to change to ensure families’ needs are met
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Rachel de Souza, children’s commissioner for England

My hopes and dreams for the new year are simple. I want to see us really make strides in our efforts to keep children, especially the youngest and most vulnerable, at the heart of the recovery.

Over the past 18 months, all of us have been shocked at just how dramatically the shape of our lives can be altered by circumstances beyond our control. And yet The Big Ask survey my office carried out in 2021 has been an important reminder that, from the day they are born, a child’s fundamental needs remain the same.

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