A Foundation for Life: The New Landscape for the Early Years

It’s not too late to book your ticket for the Foundation for Life national conference held in London on the 2nd of March. Bringing together Ministers, early years experts, representatives from local authorities and communities (amongst others) the conference will focus on what is next for early years, reflect current Government policy, look to the future and debate the best way of ensuring high quality integrated, universal early years services for all. In particular the conference will debate and address:

–    The Government’s plans for a new early years strategy
–    How local authorities can improve life chances for the most disadvantaged young children and reduce child poverty
–    Quality and outcomes: The new Early Years Foundation Stage
–    How early intervention can break the cycle of disadvantage
–    How early years support can be at the heart of the community
–    How services for early years can remain universal, with targeted support within
–    Outcomes and results: What ’payment by results’ will mean
–    Next phase for Children’s Centres and 2 year old funding

Speakers include, Sarah Teather MP (Minister for Children and Families), Pip O’Bryne (Chair, 4 Children), Anne Longfield OBE 9Chief Executive, 4 Children), Jane Haywood (Chief Executive, CWDC), Professor Christine Pascal (Director, Centre for Research in Early Years), Ruth Kennedy (Programme Lead, Croydon Total Place).

Tickets can be booked online  at www.4Children.org.uk/earlyyearsconf