When I first moved back home to Cornwall in 2001, I set up and managed a Sure Start Local Programme. I managed several million pounds of services (capital and revenue projects) to improve the outcomes of a generation of families with 0-5s. Again, I led a co-operative community owned, approach, and many of the services remain in place today.
The early Sure Start Programmes led to huge national investment in services and children and I went on to manage local services in Cornwall which included Children’s Centres, Family Support, Inclusion, Early Years and Childcare, Extended Services and Play.