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- Title
The Sure Start Program in the United Kingdom.
- Authors
Statham, June; Eisenstadt, Naome
- Abstract
This article discusses the British government's drive to end child poverty. The Sure Start Program aims to improve the health and well being of children in disadvantaged areas so that they are ready to thrive when they start school. The first comprises services offered to vulnerable groups and communities, the second is services for families suffering early stresses and temporary crises, the third offers support to those experiencing severe stresses and at risk of family breakdown, and the fourth level describes services offered once children have been removed from home. Sure Start is being implemented alongside many other British government initiatives, such as the National Childcare Strategy, Early Excellence Centers, Health Action Zones, Education Action Zones, The New Deal for Communities, the Children's Fund and the Department of Health's Quality Protects program . To reflect the government's commitment to ending child poverty, Sure Start also has a target concerning reduction in unemployment among families with young children. This is intended to line up with the "New Deal for Lone Parents," another Government program designed to reduce poverty among families with children.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; CHILD welfare; HOMELESS children; SOCIAL services; CHILD services; CHILD care services
- Publication
Family Matters, 2001, Issue 59, p39
- ISSN
1030-2646
- Publication type
Article