Early years and Sure Start services are fundamental to giving children the best start in life, as well as being vital in helping parents to achieve a work-life balance. Local authorities, along with local partnerships, are the crucial element in providing these early years services. They have the power to close the gap between children living in poverty and the wider population, increase opportunity for all parents and achieve better outcomes for their local communities.
However, developing an effective early years strategy requires hard work and strategic thinking mixed with a dash of vision. But, how does this work in practice? Enter the Beacon Council Scheme, which has selected four local authorities - the London Boroughs of Camden and Newham, Leeds City Council and Somerset County Council, who have built excellent early years strategies based on the ten steps below - as examples of best practice that other councils can learn from.
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