Last month, I spoke at an event to celebrate 20 years of Sure Start and to remember one if its founders, Baroness Tessa Jowell. The coming together of people who believed in and were passionate about the programme could have made for a very rose-tinted debate.
Instead, the debate was a realistic reflection of the efficacy of both the architecture and delivery of the programme. The principles upon which the programme was conceived were clear. Sure Start was intended to provide disadvantaged communities with a core set of services including outreach, support for parents and carers, childcare and play, health services and support for children with additional needs.
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