1. April 2003 Surestart Local Evaluation SureStart Local Evaluation June Moore West Midlands Team

2. April 2003 To understand how your programme & services are performing To keep track of progress in meeting objectives & targets for SureStart To make changes to your programme on the basis of evaluation findings – continuous improvement To assist us all in influencing delivery of mainstream services Why evaluate locally

3. April 2003 Progress towards the PSA & SDA targets & objectives & any locally set targets: - short term impact of the programme & services on children, families & communities. Use monitoring data & supplement with ‘softer’ information e.g. the views of service users & providers Measure against baseline data including user satisfaction survey What to evaluate (1)

4. April 2003 To fulfil monitoring requirement that ’75% of families report personal evidence of an improvement in the quality of services providing family support’ – under review To provide evidence on satisfaction with services, & improvement in the levels of satisfaction reported – fundamental to local evaluation (although not a requirement) User satisfaction surveys

5. April 2003 Cross-cutting issues to indicate how programme is working in practice: Partnership & inter-agency working Programme management Service planning Community & parental involvement Volume & mix of services Reach Access to programme & services What to evaluate (2)

6. April 2003 Cost – effectiveness Whether services provided achieve good value for money (may also want to evaluate other parts of programme – e.g. specific services – if resources permit) What to evaluate (3)

7. April 2003 Risk Assessment - *Benchmark 6 month Local evaluation strategy in place including value for money 12 Month Local evaluation being undertaken. Annual report completed & reviewed by partnership 18 Month Local evaluation systems in place & being used to inform the ongoing development of the programme. Evaluation findings used to inform mainstreaming by feeding into local strategic partnerships. Requirements (1)

8. April 2003 January Regional Team request copy of annual evaluation report May NESS will write for information on evaluation. Will request a shorter summary of strategy (1 page of A4), updated info on progress & findings etc. July 2003 NESS will send an email questionnaire on any improvements to support End of 3 years More detailed evaluation report Requirements (2)

9. April 2003 RegenerationRenewal tacticalstrategic economicsocial reactiveproactive intuitiveevidence based expert ledcommunity led project basedservice based outputs & producersoutcomes & consumers exit strategysustainability Government Office focus on sustainable renewal