The follow-up study to the initial evaluation of Sure Start found there were significant differences showing the positive effect of Sure Start for three-year-old children and their families in five out of 14 outcomes. The study, published in The Lancet , found there was 'encouraging evidence' that three-year-olds and their families in disadvantaged areas with well-established Sure Start Local Programmes (SSLPs) showed signs of more positive social behaviour and greater independence than those in similarly deprived areas without Sure Start. They also...