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Evidence shows that parenting programmes can be really effective at helping caregivers to provide the nurturing and stimulating care that children need to support their healthy development.
While many parenting programmes are effective, there isn’t enough of this support available to families, meaning thousands of children and families who could benefit from this help are currently missing out.
A national scale-up of the most effective parenting programmes is needed. If these parenting programmes reached the 20% of children who have the highest needs, this could result in 8,000 more children in England each year being on track with their development by the time they start school – a substantial contribution toward the government’s opportunity mission target.
On Tuesday 22 July 12:00-13:00 BST we explored our recent analysis of the market for parenting interventions. We highlighted the need for a concentrated effort to strengthen the market of parenting support, and provided recommendations on how to do so.
Lead author, Vivek Roy-Chowdhury, Principal Researcher for Nesta’s fairer start mission, shared a summary of our research findings to attendees.
The event was chaired by Louise Bazalgette, Deputy Director for Nesta’s fairer start mission. We then heard from a panel of experts including Donna Molloy, Deputy Chief Executive at Foundations, Eleanor Ireland, Programme Head of Education at Nuffield Foundation, and Dr Caroline White, Founder and Director of Invest in Play. This was then followed by an audience Q&A.
This online event was for early years policymakers, funders, local authorities, intervention developers and those in the charitable sector who specialise in early childhood development. Attendees gained valuable takeaways for developing, delivering and commissioning effective parenting support which could be applied to their work.