The impact of Sure Start local programmes on 5-year-olds and their families

Authors

Edward Melhuish, University of WollongongFollow
Jay Belsky, University of London
Alastair H. Leyland, MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Angela Anning, University of London
David Hall, University of Sheffield
Jane Tunstill, University of London
Mog Ball, University of London
Pamela Meadows, National Institute of Economic and Social Research
Jacqueline Barnes, University of London
Martin Frost, University of London
Mark Hibbett, University of London
Andrew Cullis, University of London

RIS ID

109617

Publication Details

Melhuish, E., Belsky, J., Leyland, A., Anning, A., Hall, D., Tunstill, J., Ball, M., Meadows, P., Barnes, J., Frost, M., Hibbett, M. & Cullis, A. (2010). The impact of Sure Start local programmes on 5-year-olds and their families. London, United Kingdom: Department for Education.

Abstract

The ultimate goal of Sure Start Local Programmes (SSLPs) was to enhance the life chances for young children growing up in disadvantaged neighbourhoods. Children in these communities are at risk of doing poorly at school, having trouble with peers and agents of authority (i.e., parents, teachers), and ultimately experiencing compromised life chances (e.g., early school leaving, unemployment, limited longevity). This has profound consequences not just for the children but for their families, communities, and for society at large.