B. Brown
Service domains - the new communities: A case study of Peterlee Sure Start, UK
Brown, B.; Liddle, J.
Authors
J. Liddle
Abstract
In this paper, a Sure Start programme is used to explain an emergent 'Service Domain' model, built around innovative and creative service integration and complementary multi-professional partnerships for pre-school children and their families in disadvantaged communities. Sure Start, the cornerstone of the government's ambitious policy to eradicate child poverty in the UK by 2020, and a major departure from traditional single agency service delivery, emulates the Head Start initiative in the USA where funding came directly from federal government and by-passed state legislatures. The Sure Start funding mechanism had a pre-requisite to establish multi-agency partnerships with equal parent representation, as a result of central government's frustration with the failure of mainstream agencies to unite strategically and operationally to deliver integrated services. The Sure Start initiative represented a nationally coordinated attempt by central government to address previously disjointed approaches to children's services integration.
Citation
Brown, B., & Liddle, J. (2005). Service domains - the new communities: A case study of Peterlee Sure Start, UK. Local Government Studies, 31(4), 449-473. https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930500136840
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Aug 1, 2005 |
Deposit Date | Feb 20, 2008 |
Journal | Local Government Studies |
Print ISSN | 0300-3930 |
Electronic ISSN | 1743-9388 |
Publisher | Taylor and Francis Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 31 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 449-473 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/03003930500136840 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1601093 |
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