Opinion: Soapbox - Sure Start is one of our biggest successes
By Beverley Hughes, minister for children, young people and
families
Children Now
7 December 2005
Sure Start is one of this Government's biggest successes. It is part of our wider focus on early years because we know this is the time that we can change children's lives for the better. Sure Start goes hand in hand with childcare, early learning, free part-time nursery education and, crucially, support for parents.
Sure Start is supported by strong evidence. We know from the Effective
Provision of Pre-School Education project and other research that early
intervention works. We also know from our own evaluation that a majority of people who use
Sure Start centres get better at being parents. Most of the...