Every child deserves the best start in life. By Best Start, we mean the critical period from pre-conception to age five. This period lays the foundations for their lifelong health, learning and wellbeing. A child’s development during these early years from age 0-5 is rapid and complex, and is strongly influenced by their environment, relationships and access to services.
Every child’s and family’s journeys are different. In Nottingham City, not every child has an equal start. Too many children and families face avoidable barriers which negatively impact their health, from poverty and housing insecurity to racial inequality, poor maternal mental health, and limited access to local support.
This Nottingham City Best Start Strategy is our shared plan to overcome these barriers. It describes our vision, priorities and commitments about how we will work together to ensure that every child has the best possible foundations for the rest of their life.
Click here to read the Nottingham City Best Start Strategy 2025-2035