Posts Tagged ‘FamilyHubs’
F1001D Movement members join the Minister at the APPG on Babies Parliamentary Showcase
Several of the First 1001 Days Movement Members were delighted to brave June’s record-breaking heatwave and exhibit at the APPG on Babies’ inaugural Showcase, which was a celebration of Best Start Family Hubs and the Healthy Babies programme. The Institute of Health Visiting, Parent-Infant Foundation, Home-Start UK, The Association of Video Interaction Guidance UK, Blackpool…
Read MoreFirst 1001 Days Movement – Response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report: ‘First 1000 Days: a renewed focus’
We welcome the publication of the Health and Social Care Select Committee’s report, First 1000 Days: a renewed focus. Many of the key recommendations in the report closely reflect the priorities set out in the First 1001 Days Movement’s submission to the inquiry. These include calls for a funded national roll-out of Family Hubs, urgent action to rebuild the…
Read MoreParent-Infant Foundation responds to the Health and Social Care Select Committee report: ‘First 1000 Days: a renewed focus’
We are grateful to the parliamentarians on the influential Health and Social Care Select Committee who have called on Government to support the expansion of Family Hubs with “sustained and ringfenced funding”. As the Committee say, “Previous research on the benefits of the Sure Start Programme clearly set out the long-term benefits and financial returns of such an investment and would directly…
Read MoreStart for Life renamed Healthy Babies programme
New Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies: guidance for local authorities was published by the government on 4th December, confirming a further change in terminology. The guidance states that Start for Life services are to be renamed Healthy Babies services. ‘Core services’ are still parent-infant relationships, infant feeding and perinatal mental health. Speaking to the…
Read More2025 – Celebrating success and progress for babies
As 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 MoreThe Parent-Infant Foundation’s response to the Government announcing the 75 local authorities pre-selected for family hubs
Today’s announcement of the 75 local authorities to receive funding to help deliver the Government’s Start for Life Vision is a welcome first step to ensuring that every baby in the UK is given the best possible start in life. For this to happen, the money allocated to these communities must be spent wisely to…
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