Long-term funding is needed to ensure family services are not cut, say watchdogs
by Aine Fox
May 07, 2024
3 minutes
A support programme for babies and their families in England must have a guaranteed minimum level of long-term funding, a watchdogs’ review has said.
The Start for Life programme offers services including health visits, parenting courses, infant feeding, and speech and language support.
But local authority leaders have reported “multiple challenges” with using short-term funding and have raised concerns they might have to cut much-needed services because of the inability to plan
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