implementing the integrated review highlights their concerns about its
effectiveness.
Research by the National Children's Bureau (NCB), published last week, outlines the experiences of Islington Council and Warwickshire County Council, which developed and implemented 'viable' integrated review models.
Both local authorities were involved in the pilot of the integrated review at age two, which was rolled out nationally last month by the Department of Health and Department for Education. The review brings together the Healthy Child Programme, health and development review, and the EYFS Progress Check.
Islington has implemented a joint meeting model where health and early years practitioners come together with the parent and child. Warwickshire decided to operate a model of separate meetings, with information being passed from the early years practitioners to the health professionals via the parent. The local authority decided a joint meeting model was unrealistic in terms of cost and time.
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