All three main political parties have gone on record declaring the importance of early intervention for children and families. But pinning them down on where the funding should come from has so far proved altogether more difficult.
The widespread political support for early intervention work coincides with the worst economic outlook for the UK in several decades.
At the same time, a heightened focus on children already in need, as a result of the Baby P case, has meant a great deal of funding within children's services departments is going on reacting to problems rather than preventing them happening.
This month the Labour government is due to make its bid to push the issue forward by publishing a new report on early intervention.
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