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<p>The first financial year that the department allocated funding for Sure Start was
1998-99.</p><p> </p><p>Due to changes in the funding mechanism for Sure Start over
time and differences in the funding streams included in the Sure Start heading, it
is not possible to make direct comparisons between Sure Start expenditure in 2007
and expenditure from 2010 onwards.</p><p> </p><p>Expenditure on Sure Start in 2006-07
and 2007-08 was reported on page 175[1] of the Departmental Report for 2009: <a href="http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130613001705/http:/media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/d/departmental%20report%202009.PDF"
target="_blank">http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130613001705/http://media.education.gov.uk/assets/files/pdf/d/departmental%20report%202009.PDF</a>.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>Since April 2010, local authorities have reported annual expenditure
on children’s centres through annual Section 251 returns. This information is published
at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data#local-authority-and-school-finance"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/statistics-local-authority-school-finance-data#local-authority-and-school-finance</a>
and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/section-251-materials" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/section-251-materials</a>.</p><p>
</p><p>Other government funding, including that for public health, adult skills training
and troubled families may also be used locally to support services delivered wholly,
or in part, through children’s centres.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>[1]In 2006-07
and 2007-08 funding for Childcare and Nursery Education was merged with that of Sure
Start. Therefore, expenditure in 2007 will not be directly comparable with other years.</p>
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