Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
Analysis conducted by the Early Intervention Foundation (EIF) has indicated that councils spend £6.4 billion a year to deal with damaging social problems affecting children and their families.
The research cited evidence which showed addressing problems such as domestic violence, neglect, unemployment and youth crime costs the nation £17 billion a year in England and Wales.
The figures show that the cost of dealing with domestic violence and abuse increased by six per cent in the last year, up from £4 billion to £5.2 billion.
However, expenditure on benefits for 18 to 24-year-olds has fallen from £3.7 billion to £2.6 billion due to the reduction in the number of young people not in education, employment or training.
Carey Oppenheim, chief executive of EIF, said: “The increase in recorded cases of domestic violence and abuse, and the costs associated with that, are especially worrying given everything we know about the impact of family violence and conflict upon children. We know effective early help has the potential to improve outcomes and reduce the need for late intervention.
“We hope this analysis will stimulate renewed discussions, locally and nationally, about how to better support vulnerable children and families.”
Cllr Richard Watts, chair of the LGA’s Children and Young People Board, said: “Funding for early intervention has also fallen by 56 per cent in the last five years.
“There needs to be an urgent reform of how funding is allocated across the range of early intervention services to encourage joint working, savings and avoid duplication. This will allow councils to further build support around the needs of families and shift the emphasis from crisis spending towards longer term prevention services.”
Sue Robb of 4Children talks to Julie Laughton and Alison Britton from the Department for Education about the role of childminders in delivering the 30 hours free entitlement.
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