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The Early Years 麻花影视has issued a comment in response to a new report from Action for Children which has highlighted that more than a third of low-income families are struggling to access early years parenting support. 

Neil Leitch, CEO of the Early Years Alliance, said: 鈥淚t is disappointing but sadly wholly unsurprising to learn that more than a third of low-income families are struggling to access early parenting support. 

鈥淲e know that children鈥檚 centres and family hubs are a vital source of support, practical advice and guidance for families across the country, and in particular, disadvantaged and vulnerable families 鈥� and yet despite this, the number of centres continues to fall at an incredibly worrying rate, with government鈥檚 own figures showing that more than 1,300 have closed since 2011.  

鈥淣ow more than ever, amid rocketing energy prices and soaring inflation, children and their families need support. For all the government rhetoric on 鈥榗losing the gap鈥�, 鈥榠mproving life chances鈥� and 鈥榣evelling up鈥�, words alone are not enough to change the outlook for low-income families. If ministers are genuinely committed to ensuring that children and families are able to access the early support they need, they must invest in the services that deliver this. 

鈥淎ll families, regardless of their background or circumstances should be able to access high-quality support and early education 鈥� and there is a wealth of research that shows just how significant an impact these services can have on children鈥檚 futures. But without proper funding, this is an impossible task. How much worse does the situation need to get for the government to sit up, listen and take action?鈥�