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Opinion: In my view - More than just childcare

Nursery World, 17 January 2008

A foothold on the ladder in the very earliest months of a child's life is why the original concept of the local Sure Start programme was so important.

Sure Start was initially about much more than just childcare, and the danger is that the children's centres that are being rolled out across the country are becoming just that - childcare-plus. The holistic approach adopted by many of the centres is so important. I challenge anyone to visit the Firth Park/Shire Green Sure Start Centre in my constituency and fail to be impressed by the life transformation that goes on there....

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