Our Best Start Local Plan 2026-29

The UK Government Giving every child the best start in life strategy (opens new window) (July 2025) provides the national policy driver for our Best Start Local Plan, setting out the vision for providing families with the integrated support they need to care for their children from conception and throughout the early years. 

Partnership actions within the plan will also contribute to the objectives within the following national policy areas: 

• Our Children, Our Future: Tackling Child Poverty (opens new window)
• Fit for the Future: 10 Year Health Plan for England (opens new window) 
• Youth Matters: Your National Youth Strategy (opens new window) 

Gateshead's Best Start Local Plan will also contribute to: 

• Thrive and Corporate Review (CR3) on Community Based Support 
• Gateshead Early Help Strategy  
• Gateshead Children and Young People's Partnership Strategy 
• Gateshead SEND 
• Gateshead 0-5 Strategy 
• Gateshead Health and Wellbeing Strategy 

Plus: 

• North East Combined Authority Child Poverty Action Plan (opens new window)