To achieve this, powerful intervention models are being developed across the age range. Yet without a strong strategic framework there remains a risk that integrated ways of working could fall short of their potential.
Children's centres offer crucial support in the early years but are limited in their ability to provide long-term support as children move into school. Extended schools provide important opportunities, as does integrated youth provision, but, again, each offers support for a relatively limited period of time.
Evidence from the Institute of Education shows that the benefits of early intervention will be lost as the child moves through school if support is not continued. Similarly, evidence from programmes such as Sure Start increasingly shows that inequalities will only be successfully tackled by long-term intervention to support children and families. This will be particularly important for those families experiencing poverty and more complex challenges, who will need support over a significant period of time if long-term gains are to be made.
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