The follow-up study to the initial evaluation of Sure Start found there were significant differences showing the positive effect of Sure Start for three-year-old children and their families in five out of 14 outcomes.
The study, published in The Lancet, found there was 'encouraging evidence' that three-year-olds and their families in disadvantaged areas with well-established Sure Start Local Programmes (SSLPs) showed signs of more positive social behaviour and greater independence than those in similarly deprived areas without Sure Start.
They also found that families in SSLP areas showed less negative parenting and provided a better home learning environment.
Families in Sure Start areas also used more services designed to help families and children than those living in non-SSLP areas.
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