A report from the Centre for Young Lives and Child of the North says joined up, national support around schools to reduce absenteeism and increase school readiness can tackle the impact of poverty and provide safe spaces for children alongside childcare for working parents.
Breakfast clubs, after-school programmes, holiday activities, mental health services and family support workers should be available in all schools, the report suggests.
The research highlights that more than 1,300 Sure Start centres, created from Labour's flagship policy for families, closed between 2010 and 2022 as funding decreased by two thirds, according to data from the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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