The provision of 15 hours' free education and care for two-year-olds at Netherton Park Children's Centre is the latest initiative in our long history of supporting vulnerable families (see box). In this instance, we have devised a collaborative offer of education, care and family support - an approach that is backed by research and already producing positive outcomes for both children and parents.
In our area, the two-year-old offer is known as 'Time for Two's'. From the outset, our local authority prioritised those children most in need by specifying they should not only live in areas of significant deprivation but should also have some element of social vulnerability as well as economic hardship.
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