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Volunteering and early childhood outcomes: an evidence review

  • Helen Connolly
    ,
  • Jenny McLeish
    ,
  • Leila Baker
    ,
  • Houda Davis
    ,
  • Charlotte Pace
    ,
  • Celia Suppiah
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Abstract

In 2015, the Big Lottery Fund engaged Parents 1st to carry out an evidence review exploring if and how volunteering, peer support and ‘community champions’ projects can support child development outcomes. The review was commissioned as part of A Better Start (ABS), a £215million investment, launched in October 2012, which aims to improve the life chances of the most vulnerable babies and children in England. The review is intended to support five voluntary sector-led partnerships to design, develop and implement programmes of science and evidence-based services to improve outcomes in pregnancy and early life for children aged 0-3 (i.e. up to a child’s fourth birthday).

Publication Information

Output type

Research Output: Book/Report Commissioned report Peer-review

Original language

English

Publication milestones

  • Published - 02/05/2016

Publication status

Published - 02/05/2016

Publisher

Big Lottery Fund

External Publication IDs

  • handle.net: 10547/625712

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