Princess Kate’s ‘Life’s Work’ project for young children touches big milestone

The Princess of Wales‘Business Taskforce’ that works on improving the lives of young children would have reached 500,000 young people in the past year.

Companies from Deloitte to LEGO participated and invest in schemes, including financing training for 1,300 ‘early years’ teachers to increase parent leave after birth for all parents up to 26 weeks of full wage.

Catherine’s Royal Foundation-LED Initiative is one of the most important cornerstones of her public work and something she has shown an important interest, even by her cancer Treatment last year.

It is based on widespread research that shows that what happens with children between the age of birth to five is not only formative, but can also have a huge effect on their behavior and emotions such as adults, even leading to antisocial behavior and addiction.

Eight large companies have become members of the Task Force, which was launched in 2023, to ‘support families and create a happier, healthier society’.

A year after their first major report, which explained why companies should invest in early childhood, it was revealed that the effect has already been ‘varied and enormous’.

The LEGO Group has donated Build Me ‘Emotions’ sets to providers in the early years in every corner of the VK, while CO-Op has created a special early children’s fund and has already supported more than 130 students in the early years.

The ‘Business Task Force’ of the Princess of Wales that work to improve the lives of young children would have reached 500,000 young people in the past year

Above, the Princess of Wales joined a local specialist center in Sittingbourne in August 2023, knows to emphasize the importance of supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities and their families

In November 2023 she met Grayson Stevenson (center), 5, and his father, Mark Stevenson (left), during a visit to ‘Dadvengers’, a community for fathers and their children, in Arnos Grove, North Londs, as part of her campaign in the US on early

In the meantime, IKEA is working with local baby benches to donate essentials and has launched a product range that raised money for the baby bank Alliance.

Natwest has increased its credit capacity for early years and produced tools to support nurseries to operate in a more sustainable way, with a target of £ 250 million.

Giant Deloitte for financial services has financed more than 1300 early years of teachers to undertake crucial qualifications and have changed parental policy to give all parents full wages for 26 weeks.

Iceland helped 30,000 employees to better support young families and launched a series of toddler meals with MumNet, which raise money for Alder Hey Hospital and want to eat healthy.

The center of the princess for the early years in Kensington Palace says that these projects together have a potential reach of more than half a million babies and young children.

Catherine’s Royal Foundation-LED Initiative is one of the most important cornerstones of her public work. Above, in February 2025, she joined a group of school children in the National Portrait Gallery when she launched a new project from the Royal Foundation Center for Early Childhood

The center of the princess for the early years in Kensington Palace says that these projects together have a potential reach of more than half a million babies and young children. Above, Catherine during a visit to TOA Children’s Hospice based in Sully, near Cardiff

Companies from Deloitte to LEGO have participated, investing in schemes, including financing training for ‘early years’ teachers to increase parent leave. Depicted, the princess spent time with a group that had access to the early years of services during a visit to the Windsor Family Hub in June 2023

Catherine has long made it clear that the initiative is a ‘lifelong’ obligation for her. Above, Prince William (far left), Prince George (left), Princess Charlotte (center), Prince Louis (right) and Catherine (far right) during the Christmas Day service in Sandringham Church in Norfolk

Sir Ron Kalifa, chairman of the Task Force, said: ‘Companies of any form and size of high-street stores to global companies-keeping unique and powerful contact points: as employers, as suppliers of goods and services, and as pillars of the communities they proudly serve. These roles are not only business functions – these are incredible platforms for meaningful action.

‘At the Royal Foundation we are deeply proud that members of our Task Force have shown so strong leadership in the past year and have risen to this challenge. Their efforts have made a real, tangible difference in the lives of countless families with young children.

“And this is just the start of what is possible. The road that lies in front of us is bursting with potential. ‘

Catherine has long made it clear that the initiative is a ‘lifelong’ commitment to her and has previously explained that the years up to the age of five are ‘building blocks for life’.