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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Sure Start"”.
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Young children's participation in a Sure Start Children's Centre
… a programme of reform of services for children. Sure Start children's centres were set up as multi-agency settings for children under the age of five and their families. Concomitant with these developments a number of policies converged to give momentum to the notion of children's participation …
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A sociological investigation of Sure Start Children's Centres: Understanding parental participation
Sure Start Children’s Centres and their predecessors, the Sure Start Local Programmes, were central to New Labour’s drive to reduce social exclusion through early intervention in the lives of families with young children. Where previous research predominantly focused on the impact and effectiveness …
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Constructions of 'gendered agency' : Perspectives from a multi-ethnic Sure Start programme.
… as consensual and motivated by shared interests. Sure Start, an area-based New Labour programme for families with young children can be seen as exemplifying many of these characteristics, and can be viewed also as a 'Third Way' initiative, reflecting in particular, a focus on a 'social investment' …
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THE CHALLENGE OF INTERAGENCY INFORMATION SHARING: A SYSTEMIC ANALYSIS OF TWO SURE START CHILDREN'S CENTRES
… of information sharing in two case studies, both Sure Start Children's Centres. The findings confirm assumptions underlying the models proposed in the research. One is that an important dimension, missing from analyses of information sharing thus far, is the appropriateness of the sharing and …
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An Evaluation of the Experiences and Perceived Effects of Children using a Local Sure Start Programme
… UK this knowledge contributed to the creation of Sure Start, a national early interventional programme working to promote the development of children through local agencies set in deprived areas over the whole of the country.<br/><br/>This thesis explores the experiences of children and their …
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Leading children's centres: a study of seven leaders in context
The development of Sure Start Children’s Centres was at the spearhead of New Labour’s efforts to support vulnerable children and families in order to eradicate child poverty. Children’s Centres were expected to provide integrated services for children and families in order to ensure that every …
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Beyond Words:Engaging young children and families in gallery education
… parents and nursery practitioners from a Sure Start Children’s Centre, visit Tate to participate in an extended series of gallery visits and workshops with artists. This study explores the potential value and tensions of these creative and cultural experiences, particularly for young …
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Narratives from the nursery: negotiating a 'professional' identity
… from the case study Local Authority; the Sure Start Unit; the Children's Workforce Development Council; the National Day Nurseries Association; and the Daycare Trust. A selection of key policy documents was subjected to critical analysis to further explore the construction of …
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Food choices of young women with lower educational attainment
… in the City to develop an intervention for Sure Start Children’s Centre staff, who already engage with the most vulnerable populations, and are thus best placed to support women to improve their diets
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The Development of the Children’s Centre Programme in England: the importance of context in understanding policy development and implementation
The thesis examines the Children’s Centre Programme in England and develops an understanding of its development at national and local level by using Kingdon’s (1995) streams model. Central to the thesis is a case study of the Children’s Centre Programme which looks at influential factors in the …