... Limited Licensed re-use rights only Social work Early intervention Early help Child welfare Children and families This paper reports on an enquiry into Early Help and early intervention services, for children and families across England. All 152 local authorities (LAs) in England were...

...Carolyn Blackburn Purpose A case study is reported of a relationship-based early intervention (EI) service for children with complex needs in New Zealand. The purpose of this paper is to explore parent and professional views and perceptions about the key characteristics of a relationship-based EI...

...., 2007). Current initiatives in the suite of HV strategies include those targeting specific high-risk family factors such as domestic violence and parental psychopathology. These programmes seek to augment standard prevention and early intervention techniques designed to improve overall family capacity...

... was based on developing a system for collecting quantitative and qualitative data that would reflect the multi-dimensional services delivered by children centres. This was called the Early Intervention Performance Outcomes Framework. It utilised the concept of interim outcomes and in so doing the aim...

..., and concludes with a reflection on the usefulness of a co-production approach to KE work with practitioners and parents. Early Intervention Knowledge Exchange Parents Co-production of knowledge Early literacy development Early years practitioners The ORIM Framework (Hannon and Nutbrown, 1997...

... the IFS figures and criticised the validity of relative child poverty measures – a theme returned to below. Family support Family services Children's services Family policy Child well-being Child poverty The social investment state Early intervention Austerity Family Children...

... is the quality of the provision and ability of whoever is running the group is quite key (CC Manager 2). United Kingdom Children Evidence‐based practice Sure Start Children's Centres Early years Implementation Early intervention Recent major policy reviews in the UK have called for greater...

... this issue. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on the author's experience as a leading UK politician advocating the greater use of evidence‐based early intervention approaches, including in two independent reviews to Government. Findings Early intervention programmes not only deliver better...

..., these benefits were found to apply in many different public sector areas. Originality/value The paper offers an analytic model to determine the long‐term benefits of early intervention programmes. The investigation of the High/Scope Perry Preschool followed the children for more than 30 years...

...Graham Allen; Iain Smith © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Early intervention National policy assessment centre Political consensus Prevention The cross-party challenge: early intervention for children and families Graham Allen MP Iain Duncan Smith MP Houses of Commons...

... experiences mediate the impact of socio-economic status on child outcomes. Positive home learning experiences in the early years are critical for children s school readiness. This has prompted much investment, particularly in western developed countries, in early intervention programmes, with parental...

... receiving support with a second comparison group, living in intervention areas but not receiving support, no differences were found. The article concludes that a more structured approach may be required to make changes in parenting behaviour and the home environment. Early intervention Home visiting...