ABSTRACT

SureStartLocalProgrammes(SSLPs)weresetupasa cornerstoneoftheUKGovernment'sdrivetotackle childpovertyandsocialexclusion(Tunstilletal.,2005). AseriesofreportswerepublishedinNovember2005, presentingthefindingsontheresultssofar,andthis paperseekstosummarisethesepreliminaryresults andtoputtheminthecontextofotherresearchwith similaraims.