In local authorities across the country, the fate of early intervention funding hangs in the balance. Plans to subsume the Early Intervention Grant into mainstream council funding, coupled with wider restraints on public spending, mean that many are warning of a retreat to reactive, crisis services.
But a new programme from the Big Lottery Fund (Big) is offering a reprieve for services in a small handful of localities. Its Fulfilling Lives: A Better Start programme is to invest £165m in early intervention projects for babies and toddlers in up to five council areas over a period of at least 10 years.
The programme is designed to support the most disadvantaged babies and young children by awarding up to £50m to a consortia of voluntary sector organisations, the local authority and the NHS.
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