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We all know how important a child's first years are, but
increasingly research is showing the full impact of those early
experiences on our education and later lives.

So that, if you're a child born into a poor family in Britain, you will have already fallen behind a child from richer parents by the time you're two years old.

It has absolutely nothing to do with your talent or potential, just your background, and that gap will get bigger unless action is taken. We all have a responsibility to ensure that no child is written off so early. Especially when we can do something about it.

The statistics show that good early years education improves children's literacy skills, behaviour and concentration - helping to boost their exam results and earning potential in later life.

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