The think tank’s report found that the savings were through improved health and educational attainment, reduced school absences and better support for children with less severe special educational needs and disabilities.
However, it also found that Sure Start “was not a silver bullet” and had little impact on support for children with disabilities in need of more intensive support, those in care and young people involved in the criminal justice system.
Its report details that, while the previous Labour government’s Sure Start policy “is no longer a major part of England’s early years landscape”, the findings are still useful at showing how current support, such as through family hubs, can be developed.
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