New steering group elected

The First 1001 Days Movement has elected its new steering group, after an online vote by its members. 

In line with the Movement’s terms of reference, the steering group is comprised of 12 organisational members and 3 individual supporters.   
This year’s elections were particularly competitive.   35 nominations were received for the places reserved for organisational members.

There were 13 nominations for the individual supporters’ places. 

All registered organisational members and individual supporters of the First 1001 Days Movement were entitled to vote in the election. 

The Movement is pleased to announce that the following twelve organisational members were elected: 

Action for Children – Martha Hampson 

Anna Freud – Abi Miranda 

Association for Infant Mental Health (UK) – Jane Barlow 

Association of Video Interaction Guidance (AVIGuk) – Hilary Kennedy 

Best Beginnings – Nilushka Perera 

Better Start (Blackpool) – Clare Law  

Fatherhood Institute – Katherine Jones  

Home-Start UK – Matthew Hann 

Institute of Health Visiting (iHV) – Georgina Mayes 

National Children’s Bureau – Ava Berry 

Oxford Parent-Infant Project (OXPIP) – Karen Bateson 

The Brazelton Centre UK CIO – Inge Nickell

The following three individual supporters were elected:  

Eunice Lumsden

Louise Glover

Mark Williams