The 1001 Critical Days Podcast with Andrea Leadsom MP

Episode 3: Penny Mordaunt MP, Paymaster General

<p>Andrea Leadsom talks to Penny Mordaunt MP, Paymaster General and one of the Early Years Healthy Development Review's sponsoring ministers about the work of the review, the importance of working with the devolved nations and why investing in the very earliest period of life saves money further down the line.</p>
<p>This episode was recorded whilst Matt Hancock MP was the Secretary of State for Health.</p>

Why are the first 1001 days of a baby’s life so important? Andrea Leadsom MP, Chair of the Early Years Healthy Development Review discusses the science, psychology and experiences of the early years with professionals, academics, volunteers from the sector as well as speaking to parents and carers to understand and share why the earliest experiences form the building blocks for a baby’s lifelong physical and emotional health.