How do we improve connections and relationships between parents and professionals (e.g. through parental networks)?

Background

The early years in childhood are crucial to supporting opportunity. This pillar of the Opportunity Mission aims to set every child up for the best start in life, measured against the proportion of 5-year-olds reaching a good level of development in the early years foundation stage.

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Next steps

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