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It is this government’s moral mission to give every child in Britain the best start in life | Bridget Phillipson

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Conservative government stripped out of Sure Start centres and services scrapped in rebranded family hubs.
One in three five-year-olds enters year 1 without basic skills like holding a pencil and writing their own name.
Just over half of those eligible for free school meals reach a good level of development at age five .
For the most vulnerable children, the situation is graver.
To make it a reality, we will begin unprecedented collaboration between parents, councils, nurseries, childminders, schools and government, enmeshing family support, early education and childcare so deeply that no rightwing government can ever unpick it, as the Tories did with Sure Start over 14 long years . Our plan for change will ensure Jenna ’s experience and Billy ’s future success is shared by every family and every child in our country. - Bridget Phillipson is the secretary of state for education and Labour MP for Houghton and Sunderland South .
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