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How income and language improve life chances

How about a new public health campaign to encourage parents to talk to their babies?

That was one idea floated at a hearing into improving the life chances of disadvantaged children.

MPs also criticised the Government's free child care policy, saying wealthy families were benefiting too much.

Kristiina Cooper reports.

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