Kate Middleton encourages family-friendly work policies

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The Princess emphasizes the importance of early childhood development in the first five years of a child's life.

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Kate launched a Business Taskforce for Early Childhood to improve the "social" aspect of workplaces.

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Soft skills such as creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking are built in the earliest years of our lives.

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The task force will look for opportunities to improve early childhood support in the next few months.

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The Princess encourages workplaces to facilitate employees who support families and caregivers of young children.

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Kate's op-ed was published in the Financial Times, with her video discussing the topic posted on Instagram.

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