Chapter 5: Give every child the best start in life

Giving every child the best start in life is a central element of our strategy to ensure everyone in Gateshead thrives. Thankfully, evidence has shown that children and young people have the lowest clinical risk from Covid.

Nevertheless, they have experienced more than a year's disruption at arguably the most critical time of life for their development. Children and young people across Gateshead made considerable sacrifices to protect those older people in our community.

We need to ensure, as we move into recovery, that these sacrifices are acknowledged, and that their generation is prioritised.