Review

Providing a Sure Start - How government discovered early childhood

By Naomi Eisenstadt (Policy Press, 21.99, ISBN 9781847427298)

In the light of the current Government's recent Foundation Years policy statement, this is a timely reminder of all that Sure Start set out to achieve. Naomi Eisenstadt ran the Sure Start Unit for its first seven years and here she provides an account of how it was set up and developed. This is a readable personal memoir which the author herself describes a 'similar to fictional drama'. With insights into key debates on services for young children, as well as how decisions are made in a political context, this book is of interest to policymakers and practitioners alike.

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