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Parental review of service uptake during the pre‐school period
Author(s) -
Wiseman P. T.,
Wakeman A.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2004.00389.x
Subject(s) - conurbation , feeling , unit (ring theory) , period (music) , service (business) , psychology , community service , medical education , geography , medicine , public relations , political science , social psychology , mathematics education , business , marketing , physics , archaeology , acoustics
Abstract This article outlines the development and analysis of the results of a community‐led survey undertaken in year 1 of a 3‐year period of evaluation for a first wave Sure Start programme. The survey had initially been suggested as a means of collecting data that was required, at the time, by the central Sure Start unit, however, its potential outside of this specific evaluative purpose was also recognized. In addition to providing important pointers for the future development of the programme, the findings give insight into a community within the west midland conurbation, and reviews the support that carers have accessed during the first 4 years of their youngest child's life. Their feelings and opinions are presented and demonstrate factors that influence the involvement of carers in this and other related programmes.