Work-Focused Services in Children’s Centres Pilot: Evaluation baseline report

This report presents the baseline findings for the evaluation of the work-focused services in Children’s Centres pilot.

The main research reported here is taken from a baseline survey of Children’s Centre users, which took place in January 2009, and from familiarisation visits to the Children’s Centres which took place in December 2008 and January 2009.

However, this is supplemented throughout by information provided in the pilot bids, as well as publicly available labour market and demographic statistics.

Together, it provides robust baseline information of the pilot local authorities and Children’s Centres from which to measure subsequent impact of work-focused services.