Support for Sure Start

Conservatives support Sure Start Children’s Centres. We believe they will play a crucial role in making Britain one of the most family-friendly countries in Europe.

We want to see Sure Start work even more effectively in the future. A Conservative Government will strengthen Sure Start through a universal Sure Start Health Visitor service. This will be funded with money from Health and extra money already set aside by the Government to strengthen out reach to vulnerable families.

This plans will give parents professional health visitor support during the crucial early years of their child’s life. Health visitors are also more effective at reaching out to the poorest and most vulnerable families.

We believe voluntary organisations, with a proven track record in supporting families, should be more involved in managing centres and providing services. Paying centres partially on the results they achieve will also help incentivise better management in Sure Start centres and increase the focus on delivering better family support which was what Sure Start was originally designed for.

These plans for Sure Start will help centres up and down the country to support families. This will help give children in Copeland the best start in life.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Super Dave is going to have a Super Sure Start scheme for his Super Children. What a kind man.
6:25 pm
Chris Whiteside said…
Sure start is about helping all children, and the children of people who need it most will be those whose circumstances in life will be most difficult.
10:16 am
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