The review, Delivering for Children and Families, said, 'There is a need to change the way in which policy is made and services are delivered at both the central and local level to enable a more joined-up approach, and the Government reforms have been designed to address this.'
The report said the funding of services was 'complex' and had 'not been well aligned', particularly in the case of start-up funding currently available through the New Opportunities Fund. Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships were also criticised because they had 'not always made a significant difference in driving forward the joining together of services or encouraged those parts of the local statutory services with an interest in children', including local education authorities and NHS Trusts.
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