It is one of a series of recommendations by the children’s commissioner for England Anne Longfield, who today has published a new report ‘Growing up North’, which shows disadvantaged children in the north of England are falling ‘way behind’ their equivalents in the South.
The report into the issues and experiences of children in the North, finds that ‘too many children’ are facing the ‘double-whammy’ of entrenched deprivation and poor performing schools.
While children in the North are more likely to attend nursery at ages two and three, they are less likely to reach the expected standard of development when starting school. Research gathered for the report, highlights that families who are struggling are not being well supported.
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