In Realising the Potential of Early Intervention, it says this can "take many different forms, from home visiting to support vulnerable parents, to activities to support children's early language development, to school-based programmes to improve children's social and emotional skills, to family therapy to improve children's behavioural development".
While the years before a child starts school are a particularly important stage of development, problems can arise at any stage. Effective interventions can improve children's life chances at any point during childhood.
A House of Commons briefing on early intervention highlights how programmes can be both universal and targeted at specific groups of vulnerable children and families at greater risk of poor outcomes. "The common thread between different definitions is their focus on the importance of early support for children and their families, to improve children's later life chances, health and wellbeing," it states.
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