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The Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood
The Taskforce will play an essential role in The Princess of Wales’ work to transform how society prioritises and supports children in their earliest years.

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Building awareness of the importance of early brain development
The importance of interactions with infants to support early brain development is highlighted in Kindred2 foundation’s SEEN Programme.

Early Childhood – Understanding the journey
This Children’s Mental Health week, Sally Hogg and colleagues from the Centre for Research on Play in Education Development & Learning have written a guest essay on the importance of good mental health in children being key to a happy and healthy life.

The Princess of Wales launches “Shaping Us” campaign to raise awareness of the unique importance of early childhood
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales has launched a major new awareness raising campaign to increase public understanding of the crucial importance of the first five years of a child’s life.

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21/3/2023
The Princess of Wales launches Business Taskforce for Early Childhood
The Taskforce will play an essential role in The Princess of Wales’ work to transform how society prioritises and supports children in their earliest years.
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1/2/2023
The Princess of Wales takes Shaping Us campaign to Leeds
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales visited Leeds on Tuesday 31 January as she launched Shaping Us, a major new awareness raising campaign to increase public understanding of the crucial importance of the first five years of a child’s life.
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31/1/2023
The Princess of Wales launches “Shaping Us” campaign to raise awareness of the unique importance of early childhood
Her Royal Highness The Princess of Wales has launched a major new awareness raising campaign to increase public understanding of the crucial importance of the first five years of a child’s life.
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28/1/2023
An open letter from The Princess of Wales
Ahead of the launch of a new campaign to raise awareness on the vital importance of early childhood to lifelong outcomes launching next week, The Princess of Wales has written an open letter explaining why this issue is so important.
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25/1/2023
Expert group to advise The Princess of Wales’ work on early childhood
A group of eight experts from across academia, science and the early years sector has been appointed to offer strategic advice to The Princess of Wales and provide oversight of the work of her Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood.
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25/1/2023
The Royal Foundation announces appointment of Christian Guy as Director of Centre for Early Childhood
Christian Guy has been appointed as the Director for The Royal Foundation’s Centre for Early Childhood (the Centre).
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