Kate Middleton has pledged that her early years campaign will provide parents with the "very best information and support" needed to raise their children.
At an event staged on the eve of the project's launch, the Princess of Wales spoke about the "critical importance" of the first five years of a child's life and its influence on their future.
The princess's Shaping Us campaign aims to improve society's understanding of the significance of early childhood in shaping adulthood and society as a whole.