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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 MoreThe Parent-Infant Foundation is supporting the First 1001 Days Movement’s #WhatAboutUs appeal to help babies born in a year of Covid lockdowns. One year on from the first UK National Lockdown on 23 March 2020, the First 1001 Days Movement is launching the #WhatAboutUs appeal to raise awareness of the many important moments these lockdown…
Read MoreOn 23rd March, to mark the first anniversary of the first lockdown, the First 1001 Days Movement has launched a new element to our campaign to recognise the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on babies and their families. In the last year, over 600,000 babies have been born who have lived their whole lives in…
Read MoreOur implementation toolkit shares learning, information and advice for commissioners and providers who want to set up, improve or expand parent-infant relationship teams in the UK The toolkit We have created this toolkit to be used as a guide to developing an effective and sustainable specialised parent-infant relationship team. In it, you will find insight…
Read MoreParent-Infant Foundation is very pleased to announce that we have received funds funding for three years from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation. This funding will support us in all aspects of our mission to support the growth and quality of specialised parent-infant relationship teams across the UK. Esmée Fairbairn Foundation aims to improve our natural world,…
Read More1001 Days Manifesto Speak up for babies Updates APPG Activities Resources Evidence Briefs Infographics Working for Babies Members Overview The First 1001 Days Movement is a group of organisations and professionals working together to campaign about the importance of the emotional wellbeing of babies. Our vision is that every baby has loving and nurturing relationships…
Read MoreA 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. …
Read MoreThe Parent-Infant Foundation today launches a comprehensive toolkit to support local areas wanting to set up or further develop a specialised parent-infant relationship team. We have brought together practice experts, team managers, researchers, academics, commissioners and programme developers to share their learnings and create a web-based toolkit so that new teams can be set up…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreOn 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…
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