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Five areas to transform maternity and early years services

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A new one-year programme from the Early Intervention Foundation will look at how to improve outcomes for children in five areas.

The Early Years Transformation Academy will help local areas bring the right people together to build a shared vision of what maternity and early years services should look like in the future, using evidence and local intelligence to put together a plan.

The Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) has named the five areas that will take part in the Early Years Transformation Academy in 2019/20. They are:

They will consider how to prepare for change, identify vulnerable populations, system planning and how to measure the impact.

Donna Molloy, director of policy and practice at the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF), said, ‘The early years are a crucial time for children’s development, when evidence-based early intervention can make a big difference. But we know that finding time to consider the evidence, while also continuing to deliver services, can be difficult.

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