Kate Middleton, The Duchess of Cambridge began her Early Years initiative with a visit to MiniBrum at Thinktank Birmingham Science Museun on Tuesday.
Her role for the past 8 years of service has been to meet with families across the country and hear about the issues they deal with day-to-day.
She instigated the gathering of a group of experts in May 2018, to focus on bringing lasting, positive change to this area of her work.
As part of this the Duchess launched a survey
of few questions, giving the public an medium to share their thoughts on positive, lasting change for generations to come.
Kate, talked to parents and carers about the survey, including Giovanna Fletcher, whose podcast “Happy Mum, Happy Baby” is aimed at ensuring that new mothers do not feel alone.
She said: “The Early Years are more crucial for future health and happiness than any other moment in our lifetime. I want to hear the key issues affecting our families and communities so I can focus my work on where it is needed most.”
Kensington Palace says it is designed to bring together the thoughts of as many people as possible – recognising that everyone has a role in ensuring strong, healthy foundations for the youngest in our society that will positively affect their lifelong outcomes. The Duchess has explored how experiences in early childhood often lie at the root of the hardest social challenges the country faces today.
The Mother-of-three was given a tour of the interactive, child-sized mini-city by children from Henley Montessori School and St Paul’s Nursery in Balsall Heath.
She laughed when the door of a cupboard underneath a sink came off its hinges, in the cafe. “I think we’ve broken the cafe,”she said.
The Duchess is expected to visit London, Cardiff and Surrey today, Wednesday.
Here’s a link to the survey. It’ll run from 21 January to 21 February 2020.
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