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NEW: Sure Start generated widespread, long-lasting benefits for children in education, health, absences, and SEND. Every £1 of up-front spending on Sure Start could generate around £2 in total benefits over the long run. THREAD on our new Nuffield Foundation-funded report: [1/11]

Almost hard to believe that we’re publishing our final capstone report on Sure Start today! This was my first project Institute for Fiscal Studies. I’ve learned so much from working on this evaluation. And there are so many important lessons for policymakers to learn from, too.

🎙️ Second session of our Institute for Fiscal Studies #SureStart report launch is 🔛! Chaired by Claire Crawford Centre for Ed Policy & Equalising Opportunities - F Wilkie Local Government Association (LGA) on first results & challenges of #FamilyHubs - Lucy Kraftman on Nesta integrated EY study - C Cuthbert TCRU at UCL IOE on how we take stock of the evidence

Sure start was brilliant it provided playgroups, training courses, preparation for employment, health, cookery, first aid,health visitor drop in, disabled child and parent carer groups,Mother, father, Grandparent support, community based. Sad to see today's children miss out.

🎙️ Session 3️⃣ our Institute for Fiscal Studies #SureStart report launch is 🔛! Chaired by Sarah Cattan - S Newman on EY offer in City of Westminster - C Martin on children’s services in Essex County Council - S Newman Department of Health and Social Care & M Rooney Department for Education sharing valuable inside from within GOV.UK

Sure Start generated widespread and long-lasting benefits for children, with its financial outcomes far greater than its cost, according to new research. nurseryworld.co.uk/content/news/s…

🎙️Grand finale! - Ed Balls in an engaging chat w/ incoming Institute for Fiscal Studies Director Helen Miller & Christine Farquharson As Ed Balls eloquently put it “If only we had this report at the time..” - Me delivering the closing remarks🔚 🌟 What a fabulous day! Now let’s see what’ll come🎬

🙏🏻 from #SureStart report co-authors (from left): - Claire Crawford Centre for Ed Policy & Equalising Opportunities & IFS - Christine Farquharson IFS - Nick Ridpath IFS - Gabriella Conti UCL Economics UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies UCL Social Research Institute (SRI) & IFS - Sarah Cattan Nesta & IFS (+ Pedro Carneiro) 📌 our report here: ifs.org.uk/publications/s…

📣 SURE START FINAL REPORT OUT!! 🌟So proud to have been part of this journey! 🔟 years of hard work + rigorous analysis, & the evidence speaks clearly: #SureStart worked. 💷 SS returned £2 for every £1 spent. A milestone for #EarlyYears policy. 👉🏻 ifs.org.uk/publications/s…

Our #SureStart report featured in Children & Young People Now 👇🏻 Our Institute for Fiscal Studies report is available here 👉🏻 ifs.org.uk/publications/s…

A fascinating day and wonderful evidence from IFS about the long term benefits of Sure Start

Tory cuts destroyed Sure Start, then the 2024 The Labour Party government ignored Institute for Fiscal Studies research which proved it transformed the lives of the poorest children AND paid for itself Paul Johnson ifs.org.uk/articles/sure-… Gabriella Conti Sarah Cattan Angela Rayner Polly Toynbee

Peter Stefanovic They did indeed. We led the national evaluation of the impact of Sure Start Children’s Centres , had to use legal services at University of Oxford to get our report published by DfE as Cameron's government didn't like our positive findings. See Sammons et al 2015

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besides improving GCSE scores of the poorest children #SureStart improved their health and reduced levels of crime Sarah Cattan Gabriella Conti Institute for Fiscal Studies

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Very happy that our work "The #Menopause #'Penalty'" has been featured in Le Monde Le Monde in English ! Paper here Institute for Fiscal Studies WP: ifs.org.uk/publications/m… Le Monde article here: lemonde.fr/idees/article/…