Conservative leader David Cameron said the new model of Sure Start wouldfocus on early intervention, with staff paid partly by results.
Speaking last week, he reiterated the Conservatives' commitment to SureStart but said it had lost its focus.
He said, 'There is little accountability in how Sure Start money isspent, so the funding doesn't necessarily follow the support programmesthat work. There's not enough diversity of provision, because thevoluntary sector and other community organisations have been crowdedout.'
Mr Cameron said research from the National Academy for ParentingPractitioners had identified what worked and that the Tories wouldinvite independent organisations with a proven track record in parentinginterventions, like Lifeline and 4Children and HomeStart, to runchildren's centres.
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