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Following a decade of radical change in policy and funding in children’s early intervention services and with the role of the third sector under increased scrutiny, this timely book assesses the shifting interplay between state provision and voluntary organisations delivering intervention for children, young people and their families.
Using 100 voices from the frontline, it provides vivid accounts of the lived experiences of charitable groups and offers crucial insights into the impact of recent social policy decisions on their work.
Telling the story of how the landscape of children’s early intervention services has changed over the last decade, the author highlights important lessons for future policy while demonstrating the immeasurable value of voluntary organisations working in this challenging terrain.
Alison Body is a Lecturer with the Centre for Philanthropy in the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research at the University of Kent.
Previously, she was a CEO of a leading children’s charity and a lead Commissioning Officer for early intervention services for Kent County Council and has significant experience of working closely with voluntary sector organisations and funders to deliver essential services which achieve maximum impact for children, families and communities.
Introduction
Part 1: Preventative Services and Children’s Charities: Policy and Paradigm Shifts
New Labour, Children’s Services and the Third Sector
Contemporary Preventative Services, Coalitions, and the Conservatives
Part 2: On the Frontline of Early Intervention
The Policy and Service Delivery Field of Early Intervention Services
State Education: The Relationships Between Schools and Charity
Part 3: The Lived Realities of Commissioning Children’s Early Intervention Services
Commissioning Children’s Services: Challenges, Contestation and Crisis
The Changing Role of Children’s Charities Delivering Early Intervention Services
Partnership Working, Securing Advantage and Playing the Game: Thriving, not just surviving
Part 4: Concluding Thoughts
The Action Imperative to Do Things Differently?