I am a member of the Advisory board of Better Start. We are helping Clare, Annette and their Better Start team to improve the lives of every baby and young child in UK, starting with Blackpool. Since 2010, Local Authorities are spending more on 5-18 year olds and less on 0-5 year olds. They are dealing with the symptoms not the cause. Supporting 0-4 year olds, and their families, gets the best results long term. We know this because Better Start has built an evidence based,… Show more I am a member of the Advisory board of Better Start. We are helping Clare, Annette and their Better Start team to improve the lives of every baby and young child in UK, starting with Blackpool. Since 2010, Local Authorities are spending more on 5-18 year olds and less on 0-5 year olds. They are dealing with the symptoms not the cause. Supporting 0-4 year olds, and their families, gets the best results long term. We know this because Better Start has built an evidence based, experience-led, data focused answer that we can prove works. We provide advice, support and a control tower to co-ordinate all who are involved in helping babies, young children and their families, and to ensure that they do what they do more effectively and demonstrably.Blackpool is only the beginning. If you have the skills to help and accelerate our growth, please do get in touch. Show less