Members of the health and social care committee are concerned that current early years support is not effectively helping vulnerable families with young children, who are at risk of issues such poverty, poor housing and parental conflict.
To counter this, the committee's First 1,000 days of life report includes the recommendation to increase investment for health visiting services so they have an greater role in supporting families.
Under the government's 2009 Healthy Child Programme families are entitled to five visits from a health visitor up to the age of 30 months.
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