Podcasts Government Analysis Unsure about Sure Start

Unsure about Sure Start

Published: July 11, 2011, 8 p.m.

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Sure Start was one of the flagship policies of the Labour years, and the Coalition Government has just underlined its commitment to keeping it going.

But in this edition of Analysis Fran Abrams asks a question. To many, it's a seriously heretical one: is Sure Start worth saving?

Twelve years and \\xa310 billion since it began, some are still struggling to describe what Sure Start has achieved for children.

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