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Donna Molloy16th October 2014

Using the evidence to make smarter policy choices – The work of the EIF

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What Works network launched in March 2013

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EIF’s 20 Pioneering Places

Blackpool

Blackburn with

Darwen

Cheshire West &

Chester

Croydon

Dorset

Essex

Gateshead

Hertfordshire

Islington

Lancashire PCC

Greater Manchester

Newcastle

Nottingham

Poole

Plymouth

Solihull

Staffordshire PCC

London Tri-borough

Wiltshire & Swindon

Worcestershire 

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• Early Intervention Maturity matrix

Progress

Elements

Basic level

Early

progress

Substantial

progress

Maturity

Plan

Deliver

Evaluate

Lead

Family focus

• Assessment of evidence for interventions in the place

• Needs analysis/benchmarking

• Monitoring and evaluation

• Leading to improved commissioning & services

Stages of the work with places

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How to improve commissioning:

The EI Guidebook

Evidence-based interventions in 13 of EIF’s Pioneering Places (all age ranges)

0-5 programmes by evidence rati ng

3%

47%

4%

22%

15%

9%

Programmes by Evidence Rati ng

-1 0 1 2 3 4

• 47% have no known evidence of effectiveness in an established clearing house

• 24% have been shown to be effective ( underpinned by at least one RCT)

• 22% have evidence of potentially improving child outcomes (pre/post evaluation, no comparison group)

• 4% have a theory/logic model but not evidence • 3% have been proven to be ineffective

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Demonstration Projects

 

• Interventions to prevent offending : Functional Family Therapy (Croydon & Dorset)

• Interventions to support early parenting: Baby steps

(Swindon & Wiltshire),

• Interventions to improve home learning environment: Starting Out (Poole) Lets Start Learning (Gateshead)

• Systems: Integrated early support (W Cheshire), Early Help hubs (Worcestershire), Assessment and referral tool for DV (Blackpool)

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