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Birth to 19's response to the Government's Plan for Change
Government Plans for Change – Birth to 19 Response:
"We are impressed with the bold vision that the Government has laid out in its Plan for Change. The scale of the challenge is immense, but the opportunities for progress are even larger. We look forward to the opportunities to work with the Government both regionally and nationally, to deliver a strategic approach which tackles child poverty and improves life chances for all our children.” Read our full response here
Response to The Play Commission's Call for Evidence: Reimagining Our Ambitions for Children's Play
Birth to 19 responds to The Play Commission's Call for Evidence, providing their recommendations.
Free breakfast in primary schools government rollout scheme
With many children coming to school every day unprepared and hungry, the government have set forth a scheme to be launched as early as September 2025 for free breakfasts to be provided in up to 750 schools.
Child of the North: Report for revised preschool provision to improve the generation of 'not school ready’ children
Centre for Young Lives have published their ninth report in the twelve report series in 2024 providing guidance to support the new government in improving the early years system for children. The report presents a new evidence-based plans to tackle the lack of affordable early years and childcare amid concerns at the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready'.
Child of the North Ninth Report: Call for the government to revise preschool provision to improve outcomes for children
Child of the North publishes it's ninth report with Centre for Young Lives. The report provides new evidence-based plans to improve the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready’.
"Childcare Desert" - Childcare is at an all time low
A "childcare desert" describes the current early years system in the UK. Birth to 19 director Christian Bunting comments on the knock on effects of the early years sector in crisis such as nursery staff retention, unaffordable childcare and the impact on children.
Child of the North SEND report: Digitally upskilling children with and through education settings
Our director, Christian Bunting, has contributed to the publication by Child of the North.
Our Team Backs the Critical Call to Action for Children Awaiting Autism Assessments
Our team members, Christian Bunting and Kathryn Loftus were sought out for their expertise on the issue.
MPs Rally Behind Bradford Birth to 19 initiatives in 'Child of the North' Report
50 Things to Do and the Education Alliance for Life Chances were highlighted as examples of quality evidence-based interventions in the fight against childhood inequality.
50 THINGS PRIMARY – THE JOURNEY CONTINUES
We're growing! Read more about the expansion of 50 Things and our new offer to Primary school age children.
HOW ADULT ATTITUDES TO THE OUTDOORS CAN SHAPE CHILDREN’S EARLY YEARS EXPERIENCES
What made you start to think about adult attitudes to the weather and environments?