Funding
Coventry LA received a contribution to implement the BSIL actions plans as part of the Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies programme and will support this work through existing resources. There is an expectation of movement towards joint arrangements across LA Early Years budgets, Public Health, NHS, Family Hubs, SEND & Inclusion, VCFS and national grants to help to deploy resources strategically across pathways rather than service silos. The priorities for funding are:
- Prevention first: Prioritise investment in early communication and language, social and emotional development, perinatal and parent mental health, outreach for families facing disadvantage, emerging SEND support and workforce development
- Sustain the Family Hub model: Resource universal, targeted and specialist pathways; strengthen co-location and equitable access across neighbourhoods
- Governance and accountability: The BSiL Lead and Programme Board oversee joint commissioning, aligned budgets and monitoring of spend vs. outcomes; ensure transparency and shared accountability