Evidence
The national evaluation of A Better Start (ABS) is being undertaken by the ABS national evaluation team led by the National Centre for Social Research. You can access all the latest findings from the ABS National Evaluation by visiting the ABS National Evaluation website.
Additional research and evidence from A Better Start is regularly published. The latest Insight reports are listed below and the full catalogue of evidence and learning can be accessed at The National Archive: publications about A Better Start in our evidence library.
Evidence links
Evaluations
- ABS National Evaluation Third Annual Report (PDF, 2.1 MB)
- ABS National Evaluation Local Evidence Synthesis 1: Implementation (PDF, 662 KB)
- A Better Start National Evaluation Themed Annual Report: Parental engagement (PDF, 396 KB)
- A Better Start National Evaluation Themed Annual Report: Place-based approaches (PDF, 271 KB)
Insight reports
- Celebrating 10 Years of A Better Start: Report from the annual shared learning event (PDF, 5.2 MB)
- Place-Based Partnerships: Insights from The National Lottery Community Fund A Better Start Programme (PDF, 728 KB)
- Prevention and Early Intervention: Insights from The National Lottery Community Fund A Better Start Programme (PDF, 654 KB)
- A Better Start Through Maternity and Antenatal Care (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- A Better Start Through Workforce Innovation: Supporting the early years workforce of the future (PDF, 1.1 MB)
- A Better Start: Exploring School Readiness (PDF, 2.6 MB)
- A Better Start Through Improving Child Development Outcomes (PDF, 1.8 MB)
- Reducing Inequality for Children and Families: Insights from The National Lottery Community Fund's A Better Start programme (PDF, 1.3 MB)
- Data Informed Decision Making: Insights from The National Lottery Community Fund's A Better Start Programme (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Trauma-Informed Practice in Early Child Development: Insights from The National Lottery Community Fund's A Better Start Programme (PDF, 779 KB)
- A Better Start Through Better Systems: Parent, family and community engagement (PDF, 1.2 MB)
- A Better Start: Responding to Covid-19 (PDF, 4.2 MB)
- A Better Start Through Better Systems: Insights from The National Lottery Community Fund's A Better Start Programme (PDF, 10.4 MB)