Nursery World - The early years - a chance to get it right for life

Chair of the working group from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on a Fit and Healthy Childhood, and lead author of its report,'The Early Years'

As a general election approaches, consensus is growing around the need for politicians to devise policies that will prioritise the early years of a child’s life. The All Party Parliamentary Group on A Fit and Healthy Childhood is keen to contribute to that debate with the publication of our new report ‘The Early Years’.

In this wide-ranging study, covering (among other issues) antenatal mental health and wellbeing, early feeding, weaning and child nutrition, the training needs of the early years workforce, play, sleep and the potentially devastating impact of socioeconomic inequalities, we argue that the early years offer Government the chance to ‘get it right’ for the next generation. No matter what a child’s family circumstances may be, this opportunity is real because at no other time - span in the life course will so many professionals, disciplines and agencies interact with families and children. It is essential for the future of society that these actions are well-co-ordinated, inter-disciplinary and therefore beneficial.

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