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Who we are and what we do

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What we are working for

The Family and Parenting Institute champions families. We draw on research and evidence to influence policy and offer practical solutions to make society more family friendly.

What we do

Knowing Families

This series of seminars and briefings about contemporary families will draw on the best available research and evidence. The series will be for anyone who wants to find out about family life in the UK today.

• Knowing Families

Family Friendly Services

This project aims to discover practical solutions to ensure that services for families are understanding of and responsive to users' needs.

• Family Friendly Services

Family Voice

Our Family Voice project will bring together family members who want to express their views with those who are keen to listen.

Parenting Fund and more

Through the Parenting Fund the Government is funding the voluntary and community sector in England to strengthen support services for parents.

• Parenting Fund briefing

The Provider Influence study is to help identify which strategies used by childcare professionals are most effective in supporting parents to give their child the best start in home learning.

• Provider Influence on the Home Learning Environment

• Projects

Our Principles

In all our work, we aim to be:

• Influential - working to improve family life.
• Innovative - finding new ways of working to get results.
• Accessible - prioritising the things that matter most to families and making all our work clear, purposeful and readable.
• Evidence-based - developing our case for change from a base of high-quality evidence, and from the voices of families themselves.
• Collaborative - engaging with families and those who work with families.

Our Goals

We will get to know families and we will involve them in our work

We will get to know families and family members and find out what they want and what they need.

We will make the case for change and work with others to get results

Drawing on research and evidence, we will shape and inform policy and public debate about families

We will deliver practical solutions

We will research, develop and deliver practical solutions to contribute to a more family friendly society.

We will ensure that FPI is an effective organisation that can deliver for families

We will involve staff in developing our organisation and becoming sustainable for the long term.