An incoming Labour government must revive the 1997 spirit of Sure Start and put babies at the heart of policies if it is to achieve its goals, a coalition of charities has said.
The First 1001 Days Movement, a coalition of more than 200 charities and professionals, said a five-year decline in toddler development was a “a ticking timebomb” for the UK, and called for vulnerable babies and their families to be seen as “mission critical”.
