It can be argued that much of the evidence generated in the United States on the importance of early childhood to future health and attainment has had a greater effect on the national policies of other countries than it has in the U.S
As authors of the research outlined in your report we were pleased by The BMJ's coverage of our findings on children's centres. 1 However, we also showed that the threat posed by austerity cuts was even greater in the 20% most financially disadvantaged families in our sample. 2
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