Nursery World - Early intervention services set to lose more than £2 billion in funding

By 2020, more than 70 per cent of Government funding for early intervention will have been cut, a coalition of children’s charities warns.

A joint report published today by Action for Children, the Children’s Society and the National Children’s Bureau predicts that funding for early support services will have been cut from £3.2 billion in 2010 to less than £1 billion in 2020.

‘Losing in the long run’ examines the funding from central Government given to local authorities for these services and questions their sustainability.

A survey of 500 local authority councillors by the charities finds that despite strong support for early intervention services many councils are unsure as to whether they can keep them running.

While 87 per cent of councillors agreed that early intervention and family services are a high priority in their area, 59 per cent of them said they are worried that a reduction in central Government funding will lead to a reduction in local services.

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