New report warns most deprived children less likely to reach developmental goals by age five

New report warns most deprived children less likely to reach developmental goals by age five

New report warns most deprived children less likely to reach developmental goals by age five by Jess Gibson Children in England’s most deprived areas are less likely to achieve development goals by the age of five, according to a report by the aid agency UNICEF UK.  The report, ‘Held back from the start: the impact of deprivation on early childhood’, maps out every local authority in England and analyses its level of deprivation alongside a rang…