The short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start on children’s outcomes

Publication type

Report

Series Number

Series

IFS Report Series

Authors

Publication date

May 22, 2025

Summary:

An evaluation of Sure Start’s impacts on education, health, absences, special educational needs, crime and social care, plus a cost–benefit analysis.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1920/re.ifs.2025.0017

Subjects

#588874

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