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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of working with the Imagination Library to increase services for people from the gypsy, Roma and traveller communities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of working with the Imagination Library to increase services for people from the gypsy, Roma and traveller communities.
The Imagination Library promotes book-sharing, an activity that is key to early language development.
Over £28 million has been invested to support early language development and the home learning environment, with priority given to low-income families and children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This is delivered through the 75 local authorities developing family hubs through the £300 million Family Hubs and Start for Life programme. Family hubs aim to improve all families’ access to a range of services, including connecting families to local SEND support.
The department is also investing in specialist voluntary sector activity to help family hub networks better identify and support children in their early years with SEND and create local provision that is inclusive for all. This work also aims to improve the take-up and quality of provision of speech and language pathways for children with SEND.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of working with the Imagination Library to increase services for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of working with the Imagination Library to increase services for children with special educational needs and disabilities.
The Imagination Library promotes book-sharing, an activity that is key to early language development.
Over £28 million has been invested to support early language development and the home learning environment, with priority given to low-income families and children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). This is delivered through the 75 local authorities developing family hubs through the £300 million Family Hubs and Start for Life programme. Family hubs aim to improve all families’ access to a range of services, including connecting families to local SEND support.
The department is also investing in specialist voluntary sector activity to help family hub networks better identify and support children in their early years with SEND and create local provision that is inclusive for all. This work also aims to improve the take-up and quality of provision of speech and language pathways for children with SEND.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of providing public funding for the work of the Imagination Library.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has considered the potential merits of providing public funding for the work of the Imagination Library.
The Imagination Library is a book gifting programme devoted to inspiring a love of reading in children. The department knows that book sharing supports the kinds of conversations between caregiver and child that promote children’s early language development.
The department is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver a joint £300 million package to transform services for families through a new network of Family Hubs in half of the local authorities in England. This includes over £28 million to invest in evidence-based programmes which support parents to chat, play and read with their children to improve their early development, with priority given to the families that will benefit most.
This work is complemented by the Better Health Start for Life campaign, which provides online resources giving parents easy, practical tips to chat, play and read with their child. These resources are accessible at: https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-0-to-6-months/.
The department has also launched a procurement round to grant fund voluntary sector organisations to support the home learning environment with a particular focus on supporting disadvantaged groups. Information on this fund is available at: https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/early-years-disadvantage-vcs-grants-2023-25-1.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Imagination Library on early years learning.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Imagination Library on early years learning.
The Imagination Library is a book gifting programme devoted to inspiring a love of reading in children. The department knows that book sharing supports the kinds of conversations between caregiver and child that promote children’s early language development.
The department is working closely with the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver a joint £300 million package to transform services for families through a new network of Family Hubs in half of the local authorities in England. This includes over £28 million to invest in evidence-based programmes which support parents to chat, play and read with their children to improve their early development, with priority given to the families that will benefit most.
This work is complemented by the Better Health Start for Life campaign, which provides online resources giving parents easy, practical tips to chat, play and read with their child. These resources are accessible at: https://www.nhs.uk/start-for-life/baby/learning-to-talk/learning-to-talk-0-to-6-months/.
The department has also launched a procurement round to grant fund voluntary sector organisations to support the home learning environment with a particular focus on supporting disadvantaged groups. Information on this fund is available at: https://www.find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/early-years-disadvantage-vcs-grants-2023-25-1.
Indeed, the Secretary of State will engage with my hon. Friend on his passion for this subject. He knows we are investing £17 million in the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme to improve language skills in reception-age children who most need that help. I would just like to also take this opportunity, because I know—
Indeed, the Secretary of State will engage with my hon. Friend on his passion for this subject. He knows we are investing £17 million in the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme to improve language skills in reception-age children who most need that help. I would just like to also take this opportunity, because I know—
It is now over a decade since I worked with the new Conservative North Lincolnshire Council to introduce the Imagination Library free book gifting scheme for all under-fives. Now, with nine out of 10 local children signed up and nearly 1 million books delivered in that period, our year 1 phonics screening shows that children who receive the free books are doing better at school than their peers who do not. Will the Secretary of State, or any Minister, engage with my local council to look at the benefits of the scheme more widely?
It is now over a decade since I worked with the new Conservative North Lincolnshire Council to introduce the Imagination Library free book gifting scheme for all under-fives. Now, with nine out of 10 local children signed up and nearly 1 million books delivered in that period, our year 1 phonics screening shows that children who receive the free books are doing better at school than their peers who do not. Will the Secretary of State, or any Minister, engage with my local council to look at the benefits of the scheme more widely?
It is now over a decade since I worked with the new Conservative North Lincolnshire Council to introduce the Imagination Library free book gifting scheme for all under-fives. Now, with nine out of 10 local children signed up and nearly 1 million books delivered in that period, our year 1 phonics screening shows that children who receive the free books are doing better at school than their peers who do not. Will the Secretary of State, or any Minister, engage with my local council to look at the benefits of the scheme more widely?
Indeed, the Secretary of State will engage with my hon. Friend on his passion for this subject. He knows we are investing £17 million in the Nuffield Early Language Intervention programme to improve language skills in reception-age children who most need that help. I would just like to also take this opportunity, because I know—
That this House notes that Renfrewshire Council is the first local authority in Scotland to offer all three to five year olds the opportunity to register for the book gifting service provided by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library; understands that in 2020 that charity gifted its 150 millionth book; believes that providing books in early years can promote a lifelong love of reading and improve literacy rates; and congratulates Gail Abraham and Julie Paterson at Renfrewshire Council for their hard work and dedication in managing and promoting a project which will raise attainment for all in Renfrewshire.
That this House notes that Renfrewshire Council is the first local authority in Scotland to offer all three to five year olds the opportunity to register for the book gifting service provided by Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library; understands that in 2020 that charity gifted its 150 millionth book; believes that...