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The UK Sure Start Program

 

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Family Matters article
Published

June 2001

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Abstract

The Sure Start program in the United Kingdom is an early intervention program supporting children under four and their families. It aims to improve the health and well being of children in disadvantaged areas so that they are ready to thrive when they start school. The article describes the background to the Sure Start program, what it offers, and what it aims to achieve. It then reviews the early experience of program implementation to draw out some initial lessons for policy makers who may be thinking of developing similar initiatives.

The Sure Start program in the United Kingdom is an early intervention program supporting children under four and their families. It aims to improve the health and well being of children in disadvantaged areas so that they are ready to thrive when they start school. The article describes the background to the Sure Start program, what it offers, and what it aims to achieve. It then reviews the early experience of program implementation to draw out some initial lessons for policy makers who may be thinking of developing similar initiatives.

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