The House of Commons' Health Committee said the government should have been more careful in designing and piloting health projects in England.
The committee:
* raised concerns that Sure Start programmes are being ‘colonised' by the middle classes, who enjoy the cheap, high quality childcare they offer
* found that the number of health visitors are falling at the same time as the Government reiterates its commitment to early-years' services
* heard evidence that not enough dinner ladies are being trained as part of a £650million bid to improve school meals
* reported that the impact of the Healthy Schools Programme on health or health inequalities has not been assessed
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