Unsure about Sure Start
Fran Abrams asks if Sure Start is worth saving and what it has done for children.
Analysis · BBC Radio 4
July 11, 201127m 56s
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Show Notes
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 £10 billion since it began, some are still struggling to describe what Sure Start has achieved for children.