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Early relationships shape babies’ social and emotional development and influence many key outcomes The positive influences of healthy relationships Early relationships influence a baby’s brain, and in particular their social and emotional development. This early development plays an important role in how well a child will go on to achieve many of the key outcomes…
Read More1001 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…
Read MoreOur 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…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreAs 2025 comes to a close, we’re celebrating how our work at the Parent-Infant Foundation is continuing to make a difference for babies, families, and professionals. The number of specialised parent-infant relationship teams and services grew again this year. There are now 51 parent-infant teams across the UK, as well as numerous smaller services in…
Read MoreThis 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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Read MoreOn 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…
Read MoreEarlier 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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