The government announced last summer that it had created a cross-departmental ministerial group to identify gaps in family support services for children from conception to age two and come up with recommendations for how government can address these.
The group is chaired by Leader of the House Andrea Leadsom MP, a member of the 1,001 Critical Days campaign and founder of the charity Northampton Parent Infant Partnership.
Here, she outlines the initial work undertaken by the group and the types of issues that are emerging.
How did the group come about?
"The Prime Minister has personally asked for this to be established, so there are resources being devoted to it right across Whitehall. It can be difficult with something that is across Whitehall to get that co-ordination if it is not a priority, but I've met with each department's Secretary of State and they have all shown an interest in it. So there's a high likelihood we can make some real progress."
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