Coming soon: New, updated Foundations Guidebook
Next week Foundations will launch a new, updated Guidebook – a free, easy-to-use online resource, which puts robust evidence to support decision-making across the spectrum of early intervention and children’s services at the fingertips of local decision makers and national policy makers. Finding out what works best to support children and families is not easy, […]
Parenting Through Adversity Practice Guide (0-10): Building the evidence on effective parenting support
In this blog, Deputy Chief Executive Donna Molloy unpacks the recommendations in the latest Practice Guide on parenting support for families facing adversity. Today (7 February 2025) sees the launch of the second in a series of national Practice Guides commissioned by the Department of Education and produced by Foundations to support the implementation of […]
Interventions for parents experiencing multiple and complex needs
Now is the time for policy that is serious about scaling up effective parenting support
In this blog, Foundations’ Deputy Chief Executive, Donna Molloy, and Nesta’s Deputy Director of the Fairer Start Mission, Louise Bazalgette, reflect on the opportunity to transform access to effective, evidence-based parenting support in the UK. Parenting support is one of the best evidenced ways to improve outcomes for children, helping parents to address problems early […]
Four key principles to help turn the new Labour government’s commitments into effective policy
Last week’s change in government presents a huge opportunity to reset and refocus on the most pressing issues facing children, young people and families. Our Chief Executive Dr Jo Casebourne sets out four key principles that can help ensure the policy vision of the manifesto turns into reality.
An umbrella review of parenting interventions for parents and caregivers of children and young people with disabilities
Holding our nerve: what the Sure Start findings tell us about how to deliver effective early intervention
Donna Molloy, Deputy Chief Executive, unpacks findings published today by Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), showing the short and medium-term impacts of Sure Start on children’s educational outcomes – and what we should learn from this when working with the next government to ensure children receive targeted, evidence-based early intervention. We have known for a […]
Lighthouse Parenting Programme
Changemakers: supporting local leaders to bridge the gap between evidence & practice
Assistant Director of Local Development, Ben Lewing, introduces our new ‘Changemakers’ programme – in partnership with the Youth Endowment Fund – outlining how we will be working to close the stubborn gap between what we know works to support children and families and making this support available on the ground through local evidence leadership. It […]
Supporting Parenting
Children should benefit from supportive, compassionate parenting that sets them up for success
