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Two Targeting deprived areas: the nature of the Sure Start Local Programme neighbourhoods
Abstract
This chapter deals with what SSLP areas were like when the programmes began, with some background to decisions about which indicators to select so that as many of the relevant features of the neighbourhoods as possible could be captured. It presents a description of the types of information that were collected to describe the SSLP areas. Mean values of these characteristics are then described, to determine whether the SSLP areas represented the original targets of the SSLP initiative, with information about how much variability there was around these means. The chapter describes groupings of SSLP areas, bringing together neighbourhoods that are similar to each other.
Abstract
This chapter deals with what SSLP areas were like when the programmes began, with some background to decisions about which indicators to select so that as many of the relevant features of the neighbourhoods as possible could be captured. It presents a description of the types of information that were collected to describe the SSLP areas. Mean values of these characteristics are then described, to determine whether the SSLP areas represented the original targets of the SSLP initiative, with information about how much variability there was around these means. The chapter describes groupings of SSLP areas, bringing together neighbourhoods that are similar to each other.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures v
- Foreword vii
- List of abbreviations xiii
- Notes on contributors xiv
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The historical and policy context
- The policy background to Sure Start 3
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The local context of Sure Start Local Programmes
- Targeting deprived areas: the nature of the Sure Start Local Programme neighbourhoods 25
- The challenge of profiling communities 45
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The implementation of Sure Start Local Programmes
- The methodologies for the evaluation of complex interventions: an ongoing debate 65
- Sure Start Local Programmes: an overview of the implementation task 79
- Living with Sure Start: human experience of an early intervention programme 97
- The costs and benefits of Sure Start Local Programmes 113
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The impact of Sure Start Local Programmes
- Impact of Sure Start Local Programmes on children and families 133
- Variation in Sure Start Local Programmes: consequences for children and families 155
- How Sure Start Local Programme areas changed 173
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Conclusion
- Sure Start Local Programmes: an outsider’s perspective 197
- Index 211
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Front Matter i
- Contents iii
- List of tables and figures v
- Foreword vii
- List of abbreviations xiii
- Notes on contributors xiv
-
The historical and policy context
- The policy background to Sure Start 3
-
The local context of Sure Start Local Programmes
- Targeting deprived areas: the nature of the Sure Start Local Programme neighbourhoods 25
- The challenge of profiling communities 45
-
The implementation of Sure Start Local Programmes
- The methodologies for the evaluation of complex interventions: an ongoing debate 65
- Sure Start Local Programmes: an overview of the implementation task 79
- Living with Sure Start: human experience of an early intervention programme 97
- The costs and benefits of Sure Start Local Programmes 113
-
The impact of Sure Start Local Programmes
- Impact of Sure Start Local Programmes on children and families 133
- Variation in Sure Start Local Programmes: consequences for children and families 155
- How Sure Start Local Programme areas changed 173
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Conclusion
- Sure Start Local Programmes: an outsider’s perspective 197
- Index 211
