HL Deb 13 December 2004 vol 667 c60WA
Baroness Greengross

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How many Sure Start schemes there are; and how many of these schemes work with grandparents and extended kin who care for young children; and [HL122]

What funding is available to Sure Start schemes to encourage their work with grandparents and extended kin who care for young children. [HL123]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (Lord Filkin)

There are 524 Sure Start local programmes and 107 early excellence centres across the country delivering services to young children and their families. We do not hold information on the number of these programmes that work with grandparents and extended kin or the amount of grant that is spent on these activities. But we know that grandparents and extended family members are actively involved in most programmes in a range of activities to support parents and young children; some sit on governing partnerships.