Debbie Flintham Martin Manby

1. Sure Start Regional Evaluation Workshop 8.10.2004Sure Start Bramley Evaluation: Implications for Practice Debbie Flintham Martin Manby Deputy Programme Manager NationwideChildren’s Research Centre (NCRC) Brid Featherstone University of Huddersfield Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

2. Sure Start Bramley • Second Wave Programme • SSB: a company limited by guarantee; registered charity: 12 board members including 6 parents; 3 statutory sector; 3 voluntary sector • Programme Managers: Kathy Shaw 2000 - March 2004 Judy Bakes May 2004 - • Deputy Programme Manager: Debbie Flintham July 2002 • Evaluation Team: November 2000 (continuing) Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

3. Sure Start Bramley • February 2000: Initial Child Care Survey • February 2001: Evaluation of Sub Group set up • May 2002: Year 1 Evaluation Report • May 2003: Year 2 Evaluation Report • August 2003 - March 2004 repeat Child Care Survey User Satisfaction Survey • September 2004: Three Year Evaluation Report Presentation Uses data from Child Care Survey; User Satisfaction Survey and Three Year Evaluation Report Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

4. Child Care Survey 2000 and Repeat Survey (2003) Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

5. Sure Start Bramley • 125 respondents: 124 female, 1 male • 20% aged 16-25; 61% aged 26-35; 14% aged 36-45 • 69% with partner; 22% with no-one else;10% adult relatives or other adults • Two-thirds had either 1 or 2 children • 121 described selves as white UK Participants • 39 (31%) part-time job; 53 looking after home / children Partners • 82 out of 90 partners in full-time job or self-employed • 1 partner looking after home / children Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

6. Sure Start BramleyWas your youngest child breast-fed? Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

7. Mothers with special / additional needs children • 13 participants (out of 125): all female; all white UK • 7 with partner; 4 with no-one else; 2 with adult relatives • 4 experienced pnd; 2 not sure; 6 said no • satisfaction levels with general SSB services mainly high or very high • 10 had contact with SS worker in last twelve months • 11 had access to good quality play / learning opportunities • 8 read to child every day; 3 weekly; 1 less often • 9 smoked, 4 did not smoke; 3 gave up during pregnancy (6 did not) Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

8. Post Natal Depression Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

9. Smoking Prevalence for two parent families and lone parents compared Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

10. Outreach Team: File Review Case Summaries for 212 files (open and closed) 88 two parent and 124 lone parents 177 White British; 26 minority ethnic groups Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

11. File Review Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

12. File Review Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

13. File Review Positive outcomes for 37 out of 49 families (46 moved away) Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

14. Hardiker Grid - Level of Problem Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

15. File Review Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

16. Domestic Violence: SSB Women’s Group  Domestic violence reason for referral in 59/206 (29%) referrals to Outreach Team  Women’s Group (up to 8 women) ran from Jan 2001  Took referrals from wider area including women with children over 4  Twelve week programme, but attendance not time limited  Sessions could be harrowing; many participants had been sexually abused Recommendations • more focus on support for children • tackle issues of stigma attaching to domestic violence • stricter time limits and referral criteria; for Women’s Group • rotate staff for women’s groups to enhance ownership of group Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

17. Children’s Centre  Ten + in Leeds  Children’s Centre in Bramley owned by Sure Start; run by Leeds MC, with SLA for Sure Start Bramley  Includes 50 place nursery; on same site as Community Centre and new SSB premises Issues • tension between day care and family support • will parental involvement have same emphasis as in Sure Start? • PCT not sufficiently involved so far Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

18. Sure Start Bramley: Promotion of Services Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

19. An essay in Cost Benefit Analysis  Value for Money  Cost effectiveness  Cost Benefit Analysis Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

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21. Costs of Home Visiting from Meadows 2001, Guidance on Cost Effectiveness Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

22. Identifying the Unit of Service Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield

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24. Evaluation - next steps  In depth evaluation of transition to motherhood and p.n.d ) to be ) )  SSB drop-in and advice centre (VFM) ) prioritised by ) )  More on Cost Benefit Analysis ) Evaluation ) )  Development on Children’s Centre Site ) Sub Group Nationwide Children's Research Centre University of Huddersfield