CYP Now - Early childhood matters

It’s been quite a week! My youngest child has finally dropped her school uniform in the laundry bin for the last time with only a few GCSEs between her and her plans for a long, lazy summer; and my second oldest has pressed ‘submit’ on her final year psychology dissertation.

Rachael Wardell is vice-president of the ADCS. Picture: Surrey County Council

As I reflect on the many joys and occasional challenges of cheerleading my four through the teenage and young adult years, I look back at their toddler days and marvel at the amount of growth and change humans cram into a couple of decades. I also reflect on how much a good start in life matters – for children and their families - in the years that follow.

Every time we impact positively on an infant’s life, we are strengthening their foundations for the whole life-course ahead and one of the great pleasures of the early years is that so much of this foundation-building happens so playfully.

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