Involving parents and carers as equal partners in early years support is a nice idea, but sometimes seems too difficult to put into practice in a meaningful way. This isn’t the case with A Better Start (ABS) – the ten-year, £215 million programme set up by The National Lottery Community Fund.
There are five ABS partnerships:
They support parents to give their babies and very young children the best possible start in life. The programme knows not all parents and carers have the same starting point; that they have different needs, beliefs, values and abilities – which is why it strives to promote inclusion and equality, and reduce disadvantage.
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