The evaluation is being commissoned jointly by Tower Hamlets borough council and the local primary care trust, which is the accountable body for local Sure Start programmes.
Maria Finch, planning and information manager for Tower Hamlets early years, said, 'We put out the tender for the evaluation towards the end of last month and by the beginning of next year we will have an idea of what family support will look like. We hope to gain some steering in how best to progress the family support work in children's centres.'
Initially the seven Sure Start programmes were going to carry out their own evaluation of services to identify best practice, as there has been considerable variation in family support services across the east London borough.
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