APPG Activities

A EGM (extraordinary general meeting) of the Conception to Age Two APPG took place on 4th February 2020 in Portcullis House. This meeting was our first meeting since the general election and was for parliamentarians only. We welcomed a number of new members to the group and elected members to officer positions within the APPG. …

On Monday 10th June 2019, at the start of Infant Mental Health Week, we held a joint APPG meeting with the APPG for Psychology about the provision of specialised parent-infant relationship teams in the UK. The Parent-Infant Foundation’s report, Rare Jewels, was launched at the meeting. This bulletin contains more information about the report and…

On Monday 29th April 2019, Tim Loughton MP chaired a joint meeting of the Conception to Age Two and Children’s APPGs focusing on Emotional Wellbeing in the Early Years. The purpose of the meeting was to find out about the latest developments in Westminster and Whitehall including the NHS Long Term Plan, Health Select Committee…

On 27th February 2019, we launched two new infographics about the importance of first 1001 days. These were co-created by over one hundred people from across the sector. The first infographic describes babies’ brain development, and the second contains key facts and statistics. Together, they set out a clear, concise and compelling case to convince…

The 1001 Critical Days Movement is working hard to persuade Government that supporting early relationships should be a core part of its prevention agenda. Our chair, Tim Loughton MP, wrote to Health Secretary Matt Hancock in February 2019 about the contents of the Green Paper. You can read his letter here. The Green Paper says…

On 27th November, the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Children and the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Conception to Age 2 – both chaired by Tim Loughton MP – held a joint meeting about infant mental health. This was a fantastic opportunity to hear from parliamentarians and civil servants about the important work that is underway in…

In 2014-15, a 1001 Critical Days lecture series brought together contemporary research concerning parent and infant mental health. The knowledge shared inspired a book, edited by Dr Penelope Leach, called Transforming Infant Wellbeing: Research, Policy and Practice for the first 1001 Critical Days. The book contains 25 original articles by acknowledged experts in different aspects…

The 1001 Critical Days Manifesto is a unique, cross-party manifesto setting out a vision for the provision of services in the UK for the period between conception and age 2 for the early years period. The Manifesto was launched in 2013 and again in 2015. In launching the Manifesto, politicians from across the political spectrum…

The Building Great Britons report, published in 2015, summarises key evidence about the importance of the first 1001 days. It was developed by a panel of experts and parliamentarians who came together over several months to take evidence and question witnesses from a wide range of backgrounds. It contains a wealth of recommendations for policy…