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%T The health effects of Sure Start
%I Institute for Fiscal Studies
%L discovery10117437
%D 2019
%C London, UK
%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.
%K Education and skills, Health, Early childhood development, Childcare and early years
%A S Cattan
%A G Conti
%A C Farquharson
%A R Ginja