Sure Start financial benefits could double costs, finds IFS

IFS report notes the health and education benefits of Sure Start centres for children

IFS report notes the health and education benefits of Sure Start centres for children by Jess Gibson Sure Start centres had a “remarkably long-lasting” positive impact on the health and education outcomes of children who had access to a centre in their early years, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).  The report analyses both the short- and medium-term effects of Sure Start centres on children who had access to them …

Sure Start financial benefits could double costs, finds IFS

The financial benefits of the Sure Start early years programme could be twice as high as its costs, according to new analysis.