PROJECT
Communication Champions
PURPOSE
To create a universal approach to improving early speech and language across a range of early years settings
FUNDING
In 2019/20 Norwich Opportunity Area invested £399,144 in early years projects including Communication Champions, Communication Champion Hubs and Community Communication Champions
BACKGROUND
In 2017 Norwich was ranked 323rd out of 324 local authority districts on the Social Mobility Index, which measures the chances a child from a disadvantaged background will do well at school and get a good job. The proportion of children achieving a “good level of development” when they started school was below the national average while the average Early Years Foundation Stage Profile score for disadvantaged children was significantly below the national average. The city was allocated funding under the government’s Opportunity Area programme and decided to prioritise early speech and language development as one of four areas of investment.
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