EasyPeasy

We were pleased to welcome many of you to our recent 'lunch and learn' webinar, hosted by the Local Government Association where we heard from a panel of experts including Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, nasen and Dingley's Promise about how local authorities can integrate needs-led SEND support into early years services and better support young children and families. 💚 If you missed the webinar, you can can catch up now on YouTube! ☕ https://hubs.ly/Q02VZpjs0

Interventions that support families during the early years have the power to transform children’s lives. Evidence-based parenting interventions are proven to boost children’s long-term prospects — improving educational outcomes, employment opportunities and overall health. 💚 However, despite this potential, scaling these interventions across the UK remains a challenge. At a time when progress on closing the school readiness gap has stalled, this is an important moment to share our knowledge on barriers and opportunities for delivering effective parenting interventions at scale. We are pleased to be joining Nesta, Foundations – What Works Centre for Children & Families and other leading voices from across the early years sector in an event tomorrow to explore how we can work collaboratively to increase momentum on implementing effective parenting interventions in the UK. 🚀 https://bit.ly/4fjvFXl

We are excited to be exhibiting at the upcoming 'Family Hubs: celebrating progress and forging the future' conference, taking place on Friday 29th November in Derby. 🚀 Hosted by the Family Hubs Network, the event will showcase great practice from local councils and their partners across a wide range of service areas and ways of working; reviewing and celebrating progress and speaking to policy and funding decisions and the potential for Family Hubs to deliver priorities for a broader range of departments across government. Bookings close on Tuesday 12th November - don't miss your chance to be there! 🎟️👉 https://bit.ly/4fmbaJv

📆 This week marks an important milestone in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme as the Autumn Spending Review concludes and decisions are set out in the Budget on 30 October. This will be followed by a multi-year Spending Review to conclude in Spring 2025. Alongside the National Children's Bureau and the wider sector, we have been actively urging ministers to commit to a continuation of Family Hubs and Start for Life funding. We stand united as a sector in offering support to help them deliver on this mission and have been encouraged by recent conversations with Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care officials. We are here to support our local authority partners and are on hand should you require any support or guidance. Not partnering with us yet? We'd be happy to hear from you about your family support plans following the budget announcement. https://bit.ly/4fiN968 #AutumnBudget #SpendingReview #FamilyHubs

As a #FamilyHubs and #StartforLife trailblazer local authority, Cornwall Council is shaping enhanced services delivered through transformed hubs to ensure all families can access the support they need and improve health and education outcomes. As a result, 80% of Cornwall parents say that since using the EasyPeasy app, they know more about what they can do to help their child develop their personal, social & emotional skills 🌈 Hear from Dilys Vincent, Lead Officer - Early Years Inclusion and SEND at Cornwall Council, on how they approached the design and delivery of their Family Hubs programme, the key challenges and opportunities faced, and the impact of the EasyPeasy offer in their local families and communities. 👉 https://bit.ly/4euy816

We're pleased to be attending tomorrow's National Centre for Family Hubs Conference, hosted by Anna Freud, and are excited to connect with local authority leaders and partners who have successfully transformed their systems through the Family Hubs and Start for Life Programme. If you are attending the event and would like to connect, we'd love to hear from you! 🤝 #NCFH

AI is powering a wave of digital technology aimed at supporting families — and the UK is leading the way in Europe. In a first-of-its-kind study, Nesta analysed trends in research, investment and patents to understand the trajectory of this emerging tech: 💥 UK research funding for early years digital tech is booming, with UKRI funding increasing by 166% from 2019 to 2023, while global research publications on the topic rose by 78% 📈 Global venture funding for early-years digital technology increased by 41% between 2019 and 2023, peaking during the pandemic 🏥 Health is a key focus, with two-thirds of UKRI research funding awarded to this area 🤖 AI is a key driver of this wave of innovation, with approximately two-thirds of newly awarded UKRI research funding directed toward AI-powered tech. Read the report: https://hubs.ly/Q02R450b0

As a #FamilyHubs and #StartforLife trailblazer local authority, Coventry City Council is shaping enhanced services delivered through transformed hubs to ensure all families can access the support they need and improve health and education outcomes. As a result, 90% of Coventry parents say that since using the EasyPeasy app, they feel they are making a difference in their child’s behaviour 💚 Hear from Amanda King, Senior Advisor - Birth to 5 at Coventry City Council, on how they approached the design and delivery of their Family Hubs programme, the key challenges and opportunities faced, and the impact of the EasyPeasy offer in their local families and communities. 👉 https://hubs.ly/Q02R4cpf0

We are at the Children & Young People Now Early Help: Innovation and Impact Conference today and are excited to connect with those working to improve early support for children, young people and families. Pop by our stand and say hello! 👋 https://hubs.ly/Q02QTyqS0

Great to see Council for Disabled Children and Disabled Children’s Partnership's new report inspired by #ChildrenAtTheTable highlighting the importance of ensuring disabled children and their families are at the heart of policy making and their experiences are prioritised. 👉 https://bit.ly/3BaQrcN