This briefing suggests amendments to the Welfare Reform and Work Bill, replacing the Child Poverty Act 2010, which removes the duty to meet UK-wide targets and reframes child poverty in relation to ‘life chances’. The authors note that Clause 4 of the Bill creates a statutory duty to publish an annual report on children in workless households and on the educational attainment of children in England at the end of Key Stage 4 (16 years old). They suggest that reporting on these limited measures is a missed opportunity as educational attainment at age 16 does not reflect how far development in the earliest months of children's lives affects their futures – from  health to likelihood of being employed. They argue that building stronger foundations can improve future generations’ prospects and that  a Life Chances Act must include developmental milestones throughout childhood.