%0 Generic %A Cattan, S %A Conti, G %A Farquharson, C %A Ginja, R %C London, UK %D 2019 %F discovery:10117437 %I Institute for Fiscal Studies %K Education and skills, Health, Early childhood development, Childcare and early years %T The health effects of Sure Start %U https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10117437/ %X From lagging well behind most European countries in the early 1990s, the UK is now one of the highest spenders on the under-5s in Europe (OECD, 2014). One of the biggest programmes for this age group is Sure Start. It offers families with children under the age of 5 a ‘one-stop shop’ for childcare and early education, health services, parenting support, and employment advice, with the aim of improving children’s school readiness, health, and social and emotional development. %Z This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher's terms and conditions.