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4Children's manifesto calls for more support for children and families

4Children is challenging all political parties to commit to an overhaul of services for children and families in 2015.

The charity's updated manifesto,'Making Britain Great for Children and Families’, launched today, builds upon the manifesto 4Children published in January

The revised document sets out specific commitments across four areas: early years and childcare, young people, struggling families and redesigning services, which the charity believes are required to give children and families the support they need. They include:

It comes as a YouGov Poll of 2,000 adults, commissioned by the charity to coincide with the launch of its manifesto, found that life for children and families 'has changed dramatically' over the last three decades, but many public services have often failed to keep up with the detriment of the most vulnerable families.

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