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1001 Days Manifesto Updates APPG Activities Resources Evidence Briefs Infographics Working for Babies Members Working for Babies: Listening to local voices for a better recovery In early 2021 our Working for Babies report – Lockdown Lessons from Local Systems, shone a light on how many local leaders and professionals took extraordinary steps to adapt, innovate…

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Impact

Our Impact report: A dedicated summary of research and evidence on the impact of specialised parent-infant relationship teams. Executive Summary Full Report The impact of parent-infant relationship teams Introduction This is the first dedicated report to summarise the latest research about the impact of specialised parent-infant relationship teams. Evidence is critically important for growing the…

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Chief Executives call on the Prime Minister to act now to improve babies’ wellbeing.

On the eve of Infant Mental Health Awareness Week, the leaders of nearly 80 organisations have signed this letter to the Prime Minister calling on him to make the youngest children a national priority in order to mitigate the secondary and potentially long-term impact of the COVID-19 crisis. The letter argues that, as politicians decide…

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APPG on Babies meets Minister 

This week (2 July 2025), the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Babies (Pregnancy to Age Two) met Ashley Dalton MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health and Prevention at the Department of Health and Social Care.  Maya Ellis MP welcomed MPs and outlined her research to date and meetings with sector experts including Dame Andrea…

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Spending Review invests in family hubs

On 11 June Chancellor Rt Hon Rachel Reeves set out the government’s spending for the next three years in the Spending Review. In advance of this, as secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Babies (Pregnancy to Age 2) we supported MPs and Peers to call for investment in babies, children and families through a…

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Parent-Infant Foundation responds to Government’s latest spending review

Earlier today Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP set out the government’s spending for the next three years in the Spending Review. Reflecting on the announcements, Keith Reed, Chief Executive at the Parent-Infant Foundation said: “We welcome the commitment in today’s Spending Review to continue to “invest in and expand the Family Hubs programme, working with parents…

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Who is holding the baby?

Who is holding the baby? The development of parent-infant teams in the UK Full Report Five years on from our Rare Jewels report, in which the definition of a specialised parent-infant relationship team was first developed, ‘Who is holding the baby?’ provides an up-to-date picture of the growth of specialised parent-infant relationship teams across the…

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Parent-Infant Foundation secures more than £1 million Lottery funding to create new Framework 

The Parent-Infant Foundation is delighted to announce it has been awarded more than £1 million from the National Lottery Community Fund to create a new National Parent-Infant Relationship (PAIR) Framework. Babies depend on sensitive, responsive relationships to grow and develop healthily.  But many do not get the nurturing care they need1.    Parent-infant teams and services support…

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