Providing a Sure Start : : How government discovered early childhood / / Naomi Eisenstadt.

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• VerfasserIn: Eisenstadt, Naomi,
• MitwirkendeR: Casson, Jan,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2011]; ©2011
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)

This book tells the story of Sure Start, one of the flagship programmes of the last government. It tells how Sure Start was set up, the numerous changes it went through, and how it has changed the landscape of services for all young children in England. Offering insight into the key debates on services for young children, as well as how decisions are made in a highly political context, it will be of keen interest to policy academics, senior managers of public services and all those with a keen interest in developing services for young children.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- How it all started -- Setting the scene for change -- A star is born -- What happened next? -- How will we know it works? -- Stroppy adolescence -- Sure Start grows up -- Did it work? -- What have we learned and what have we achieved? -- Appendix: Key events and dates -- References