The most significant change, though, has yet to be fully reflected in policy. Sometime during the past year, investment in the early years emerged as Labour's nucleus for policy.
This isn't a fundamental shift. After all, since 1997, especially with the introduction of Sure Start, the Government has supported the view that early intervention matters. But the Government is now thinking big.
When it comes to tackling poverty, improving social mobility, reducing anti-social behaviour and raising skill levels and productivity, the Government knows investment in the first few years of life could bring enormous dividends.
Early intervention has long been championed by the children's sector.
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