ironing out inequalities: a london case study by abena dadze-arthur
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Ironing out inequalities:Ironing out inequalities:A London case studyA London case study
By Abena Dadze-ArthurBy Abena Dadze-Arthur
The studyThe study
Sure Start Local Programmes: Sure Start Local Programmes: Integrating early education, childcare, health Integrating early education, childcare, health
and family support to enhance life chances and family support to enhance life chances of disadvantaged children under 4 years of disadvantaged children under 4 years
Evaluation of Sure Start, Themed study No Evaluation of Sure Start, Themed study No 9:9: Review of Sure Start’s impact on BME Review of Sure Start’s impact on BME
communities, parents and childrencommunities, parents and children
A missed opportunityA missed opportunity
The Sure Start programme as a whole failed!The Sure Start programme as a whole failed!
Involving BME communities in SSLPs tended Involving BME communities in SSLPs tended to be:to be: Underpinned by lack of government guidance and Underpinned by lack of government guidance and
supportsupport Ad hocAd hoc ‘‘Colour-blind’Colour-blind’ Not sustainedNot sustained Not structurally integrated Not structurally integrated
A best practice case: A best practice case: Myatt’s Field Angel Town, Brixton Myatt’s Field Angel Town, Brixton
Area profile:Area profile: Socio-economic situationSocio-economic situation Diversity and differenceDiversity and difference Gender and family structureGender and family structure
Local Sure Start Programme:Local Sure Start Programme: HistoryHistory StructureStructure
What made it work?What made it work? Gathering, analysing and monitoring local dataGathering, analysing and monitoring local data Community-based consultation – barriers?Community-based consultation – barriers? Appropriate departmental supportAppropriate departmental support Location & accessLocation & access Leadership & organisational cultureLeadership & organisational culture Parental involvement in governance & deliveryParental involvement in governance & delivery Staff from the communityStaff from the community Race awareness training Race awareness training Effective publicityEffective publicity Targeted servicesTargeted services
Joining-up servicesJoining-up services Other parallel local programmesOther parallel local programmes Language and translationLanguage and translation Gender divide: Involving menGender divide: Involving men Outreach & home visitsOutreach & home visits
Consciously working across ethnic boundariesConsciously working across ethnic boundaries
Government’s responseGovernment’s response Updated Practice Guidance for Sure Start Updated Practice Guidance for Sure Start
Children’s Centres (November 2006)Children’s Centres (November 2006) Consortium ‘Together for children’ supports LAs Consortium ‘Together for children’ supports LAs Additional resources for 2 extra outreach workers Additional resources for 2 extra outreach workers
per children’s centre (2008)per children’s centre (2008) Performance management framework to identify Performance management framework to identify
families at riskfamilies at risk Joined working between the Department for Joined working between the Department for
Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
Childcare Act, to commence on 1 April 2008, Childcare Act, to commence on 1 April 2008, places new duty on LAsplaces new duty on LAs
What do you think?What do you think?
Do the study’s findings echo your Do the study’s findings echo your experiences?experiences?
Is the government responding Is the government responding appropriately?appropriately?
What needs to be done to make What needs to be done to make Children’s Centres a success?Children’s Centres a success?
The summary or report can be…The summary or report can be…
Downloaded on:Downloaded on:http://www.surestart.gov.uk/research/evaluations/ness/nesspublicahttp://www.surestart.gov.uk/research/evaluations/ness/nesspublications/tions/
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Orderd from:Orderd from: PrologProlog
Tel: 0845 602 2260Tel: 0845 602 2260 [email protected]@prolog.uk.com, quoting reference numbers , quoting reference numbers
NESS/2007/SF/020 and NESS/2007/FR/020NESS/2007/SF/020 and NESS/2007/FR/020
Thank you!Thank you!
Abena Dadze-ArthurAbena Dadze-Arthur
E-mail: E-mail: [email protected]@ncc.org.uk
Tel: 020 7881 3007Tel: 020 7881 3007