Principles and Outcome Area

The SureStart Programme is supported by a number of key principles:

• To co-ordinate, streamline and add value to existing services for young children and their families in local communities.
• To involve parents.
• To avoid stigma.
• To ensure lasting support.
• To be sensitive to local families needs.
• To promote the participation of all local families.

Services provided by projects must:

• Add value to existing/planned services.
• Be based upon evidence of what interventions are successful.
• Imaginatively respond to local need.
• Be informed by strategic direction.

SureStart work is focused on 6 high level outcomes to ensure children are:

• Being Healthy.
• Enjoying Learning and Achieving.
• Living in Safety and with Stability.
• Living in a Society which Respects their Rights.
• Experiencing Economic and Environmental Well-being.
• Contributing Positively to Community and Society.