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<p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State has set out his ambition to halve
by 2028 the proportion of five-year-olds who do not achieve the communication and
reading skills they need to thrive. On 14 November 2018, he hosted a summit on the
‘home learning environment’, bringing together nearly 100 businesses, charities and
public sector organisations to explore longer term opportunities to support parents
with early learning at home. At the summit he announced £6.5 million for voluntary
and community sector organisations who work with families of young children to support
early language development, helping to address and support concerns when they can
have the most impact; and to improve the early years education of children with special
educational needs and disabilities.</p><p>This builds on the ambitious social mobility
action plan ‘Unlocking Talent, Fulfilling Potential’, published in December 2017,
which set out £100 million of investment. This includes £50 million to develop more
high quality school-based nursery provision to increase the number of good early years
places for disadvantaged children; and a £50 million investment in professional development
through English Hubs, professional development for early years practitioners, and
a dedicated what works fund.</p>
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