Government 'must improve early language support to drive social mobility'

Tristan Donovan
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Early language development should be treated as a critical indicator of children's wellbeing on a par with obesity and vaccinations in order to boost social mobility, a report by the Early Intervention Foundation has said.

Scrapping the the requirement for mandatory health visitor checks will increase the number of children with communication problems, I Can has warned. Picture: I Can
Scrapping the the requirement for mandatory health visitor checks will increase the number of children with communication problems, I Can has warned. Picture: I Can

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