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Start for Life services – Ofsted and CQC report highlights positives alongside areas for improvement

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission have released research analysing the success of Start for Life services in six areas of England.
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The Start for Life programme offers a range of services to support parents from pregnancy until their baby is two years old, including birth registration, health visits, parenting courses, infant feeding, and speech and language support.

Family hubs aim to bring these services together to provide families with joined-up support.

The report was commissioned by the Government and is based on research visits to: Northumberland, Sunderland, County Durham, Hull, Torbay and the Isle of Wight.

While it finds most families have a positive experience of Start for Life services and highlights many examples of good practice, it also identifies areas for improvement.

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