The Early Intervention Foundation report wants to see a greater focus on boosting cognitive skills of disadvantaged children at an early age. This includes their language development and understanding of numbers, objects and people.
It says health visitors need to play a greater role in leading this work and be backed by extra investment to ensure they can provide intensive home visiting support to focus on supporting low-income families during their children's first two years.
The report points to evidence that shows there is already a language gap between young children from affluent homes and those living with low-income families.
Register Now to Continue Reading
Thank you for visiting Children & Young People Now and making use of our archive of more than 60,000 expert features, topics hubs, case studies and policy updates. Why not register today and enjoy the following great benefits:
What's Included
-
Free access to 4 subscriber-only articles per month
-
Email newsletter providing advice and guidance across the sector
Already have an account? Sign in here
