Sure Start could have changed everything for my family. Labour must be brave – and revitalise it | Terri White
18-04-2024 11:00 via theguardian.com

Sure Start could have changed everything for my family. Labour must be brave – and revitalise it | Terri White

A new report shows how transformational the initiative was. But Keir Starmer’s early-years plans lack the same visionSure Start did change the lives of children, a new report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) told us last week. It not only improved educational outcomes for children, particularly kids from deprived areas, but also reduced later need for education, health and care plans for those with special educational needs and disabilities (Send), and paid for itself. The confirm
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