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Supporting children and families : lessons from Sure Start for evidence-based practice in health, social care and education /

Contributor(s): Schneider, Justine | Avis, Mark | Leighton, Paul.
Publisher: London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007Description: 287 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781843105060 (pb : alk. paper); 9781843105060:; 1843105063 (pb : alk. paper).Subject(s): Sure Start (Programme) | Children with social disabilities -- Services for -- Great Britain | Day care centers -- Great Britain | Early childhood education -- Great Britain | Family services -- Great Britain | Medical care -- Great Britain | Child health services -- Great BritainDDC classification: 362.71
Contents:
Introduction : Sure Start in context -- Introduction to health and child development -- Evaluation of a pampering group -- Increasing breastfeeding rates : issues and approaches -- Evaluating the impact of a child injury prevention project -- Training for language-enriched pre-school settings -- A perinatal mental health project -- Introduction to partnership working -- Parental involvement : engagement with the development of services -- Partnership between parents and professionals -- Local programmes and social services : lessons in partnership -- Perceptions of statutory service providers of local programmes -- Introduction to paths to education and employment -- Early education and children's outcomes : how long do the impacts last? -- Lifelong learning and parental employability -- Working with parents as colleagues -- Introduction to supporting families -- Understanding family support -- Providing respite for parents -- What difference does outreach make to family support? -- Engaging with men -- Issues in evaluating family support services -- Introduction to community development -- Experiences of parental involvement in a multi-ethnic setting -- Inclusion and diversity : issues for travellers -- Changing conceptions of community -- Conclusion : lessons from Sure Start local programmes.
Summary: 'Supporting Children and Families' gathers together the lessons learned from Sure Start, the programme deisgned to improve the emotional development, health and education of children.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Introduction : Sure Start in context -- Introduction to health and child development -- Evaluation of a pampering group -- Increasing breastfeeding rates : issues and approaches -- Evaluating the impact of a child injury prevention project -- Training for language-enriched pre-school settings -- A perinatal mental health project -- Introduction to partnership working -- Parental involvement : engagement with the development of services -- Partnership between parents and professionals -- Local programmes and social services : lessons in partnership -- Perceptions of statutory service providers of local programmes -- Introduction to paths to education and employment -- Early education and children's outcomes : how long do the impacts last? -- Lifelong learning and parental employability -- Working with parents as colleagues -- Introduction to supporting families -- Understanding family support -- Providing respite for parents -- What difference does outreach make to family support? -- Engaging with men -- Issues in evaluating family support services -- Introduction to community development -- Experiences of parental involvement in a multi-ethnic setting -- Inclusion and diversity : issues for travellers -- Changing conceptions of community -- Conclusion : lessons from Sure Start local programmes.

'Supporting Children and Families' gathers together the lessons learned from Sure Start, the programme deisgned to improve the emotional development, health and education of children.

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