Books

Belsky, J., Barnes, J. & Melhuish, E.C. (Editors) (2007) The National Evaluation of Sure Start: Does area-based early intervention work? Bristol: The Policy Press.

Anning, A. & Ball, M. ((Editors) (2008) Improving Services for young children. From Sure Start to Children’s Centres. London: Sage Publications.

Sylva, K., Melhuish, E., Sammons, P., Siraj-Blatchford, I. and Taggart, B., (Eds) (2010). Early Childhood Matters: Evidence from the Effective Pre-school and Primary Education Project. London: Routledge

Chapters in Other Books

Belsky, J. & Melhuish, E. (2009). Early Intervention for Young Children and their Families in England: The Sure Start Journey Over the Last Decade. In U. Von der Leyen & V. Spidla (Eds.) Voneinander lernen - miteinander handeln: Aufgaben und Perspektiven der Europdischen Allianz fur Familien (pp. 277-284) (Shared experience, concerted action: Ideas and perspectives in the European Alliance for Families). Baden-Baden Germany, Nomos-Verlag.

Melhuish, E., Belsky, J. & Barnes, J. (2009) Child Health & Well-being in the Early Years: The National Evaluation of Sure Start. In A. Killoran & M. Kelly (Editors) Evidence-based public health. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Melhuish, E. (2010). England: Sure Start. In J. Oates (Ed.) Early Childhood in Focus: Supporting Parenting. Milton Keynes: Open University.

Melhuish, E. & Belsky J. (2010). Evaluating Sure Start in England. In J. Oates (Ed.) Early Childhood in Focus: Supporting Parenting. Milton Keynes: Open University.

Melhuish E, Belsky J, Barnes J. (2010). Sure start and its evaluation in England. In: Tremblay RE, Barr RG, Peters RDeV, Boivin M, eds. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online]. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development; 2010:1-6. Available at: http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/documents/Melhuish-Belsky-BarnesANGxp.pdf

Journal articles and other reports

Melhuish, E.C. & NESS team (2002). Asking the right questions: The National Evaluation of Sure Start. Interplay, 1, 26-31.

The NESS Research Team. (2004) The National Evaluation of Sure Start Local Programmes in England. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 9, 2-8.

Barnes, J., Belsky, J., Broomfield, K.A., Dave, S., Frost, M., Melhuish, E. & the NESS research team. (2005). Disadvantaged but different: variation among disadvantaged communities in relation to child and family well-being. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46, 952-962.

Tunstill, J., Allnock, D., Akhurst, S., and Garbers C. (2005) “Sure Start Local Programmes: Implications of Case Study Data from the National Evaluation of Sure Start.” Children & Society, 19,158-171.

Allnock, D., Akhurst, S. and Tunstill, J. (2006) Constructing and sustaining Sure Start local programme partnerships: lessons for future inter-agency collaborations. Journal of Children's Services. 1(3): 29-39.

Barnes, J., Belsky, J., Broomfield, K.A., Melhuish, E. & the NESS research team. (2006) Neighbourhood deprivation, school disorder and academic achievement in primary schools in deprived communities in England. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 30(2), 127-136.

Belsky, J., Melhuish, E., Barnes, J., Leyland, A., Romaniuk, H. & the NESS Research Team. (2006) Effects of Sure Start Local Programmes on Children and Families: Early Findings. BMJ, 332, 1476-1478.

NESS Research Team (2006). Evaluating Sure Start. Poverty, 123, 3-4.

Garbers, C., Tunstill, J., Allnock, D. & Akhurst, S. (2006) Facilitating Access to Services for Children & Families: Lessons from Sure Start Local Programmes. Child and Family Social Work, 11, 287-96.

Melhuish, E., Belsky, J., Anning, A., Ball, M., Barnes, J., Romaniuk, H., Leyland, A. and the NESS Research Team. (2007) Variation in community intervention programmes and consequences for children and families: the example of Sure Start Local Programmes. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 48, 543-551.

Melhuish, E., Belsky, J., Leyland, A., Barnes, J. and the NESS research team (2008) Effects of fully-established Sure Start Local Programmes on 3-year-old children and their families living in England: a quasi-experimental observational study. Lancet, 372, 1641-1647.

Belsky , J., Melhuish, E., Barnes, J. (2008) Research and policy in developing an early years initiative: the case of Sure Start. International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 2, 1-13.

Melhuish, E., Belsky, J., & Malin, A. (2008). An Investigation of the Relationship between Financial Capability and Psychological Well-being in Mothers of Young Children in Poor Areas in England. FSA Occasional Paper Series #30 . London, Financial Services Authority.
http://www.fsa.gov.uk/pubs/occpapers/op30.pdf

Belsky, J., Leyland, A.H., Barnes, J., & Melhuish, E. (2009). Sure Start in England. Lancet, 373, 381.

Melhuish, E, Belsky, J., & Barnes, J. (2010). Evaluation and value of Sure Start. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 95, 159-161 .

Melhuish, E. (2010). Fruhpadagogische Forschung und ihre Wirkung auf die Politik in Grossbritannien. In F. Becker-Stoll, J Berkic & B. Kalicki (Eds.) Bildungsqualitat fur Kinder in den ersten drei jahren. Berlin: Cornelsen.

Barnes, J., Belsky, J., Frost, M. & Melhuish, E. (in press). Neighbourhood characteristics and mental health: mothers of infants in deprived neighbourhoods, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

Belsky, J. & Melhuish, E. (2009). Early Intervention for Young Children and their Families in England: The Sure Start Journey Over the Last Decade. In U. Von der Leyen & V. Spidla (Eds.) Voneinander lernen - miteinander handeln: Aufgaben und Perspektiven der Europdischen Allianz fur Familien (pp. 277-284) (Shared experience, concerted action: Ideas and perspectives in the European Alliance for Families). Baden-Baden Germany, Nomos-Verlag.

Belsky, J., Leyland, A.H., Barnes, J., & Melhuish, E. (2009). Sure Start in England. Lancet; 373. 381.

Melhuish, E, Belsky, J., & Barnes, J. (2010). Child health and well-being in the early years: the National Evaluation of Sure Start. In A. Killoran & M. Kelly (Eds.) Evidenced-based Public Health. (pp. 203-214). Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Melhuish, E, Belsky, J., & Barnes, J. (2010). Evaluation and value of Sure Start. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 95, 159-161 .

Melhuish, E. (2010). Fruhpadagogische Forschung und ihre Wirkung auf die Politik in Grossbritannien. In F. Becker-Stoll, J Berkic & B. Kalicki (Eds.) Bildungsqualitat fur Kinder in den ersten drei jahren. Berlin: Cornelsen.

Melhuish, E. (2010). England: Sure Start. In J. Oates (Ed.) Early Childhood in Focus: Supporting Parenting. Milton Keynes: Open University.

Melhuish, E. & Belsky J. (2010). Evaluating Sure Start in England. In J. Oates (Ed.) Early Childhood in Focus: Supporting Parenting. Milton Keynes: Open University.

Melhuish E, Belsky J, Barnes J. (2010). Sure start and its evaluation in England. In: Tremblay RE, Barr RG, Peters R DeV, Boivin M, eds. Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development [online]. Montreal, Quebec: Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development; 2010:1-6. Available at:
http://www.child-encyclopedia.com/documents/Melhuish-Belsky-BarnesANGxp.pdf

Melhuish E, Belsky J, Barnes J. (2010). Le programme Sure Start et son évaluation en Angleterre. In: Tremblay RE, Barr RG, Peters R DeV, Boivin M, eds. Encyclopédie sur le développement des jeunes enfants. Montreal, Quebec: Centre d’excellence pour le développement des jeunes enfants. Available at
http://www.enfant-encyclopedie.com/documents/Melhuish-Belsky-BarnesFRxp1.pdf

Barnes, J., Belsky, J., Frost, M. & Melhuish, E. (in press). Neighbourhood characteristics and mental health: mothers of infants in deprived neighbourhoods, Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

Belsky, J. Melhuish, E., & Barnes. (in press). Sure Start Local Programmes: Area-Based, Early-Preventative Intervention in England. In R. Alexander, N. Guterman & S. Alexander (Eds.), Prevention of Child Maltreatment. St. Louis, Missouri: GW Medical Publishing.

Melhuish, E., Belsky, J., Leyland, A., & Barnes, J. (2010). Welche Auswirkungen hatte die Einfunhrung lokaler Sure Start Programme auf dreijahrige Kinder und ihre Familien in England? Eine quasi-experimentelle Beobachtungstudie. In K. Sylva, & B. Taggart (Eds). Fruhe Bildung zahlt: Das Effective Pre-school and Primary Education Projekt (EPPE) und das Sure Start Programm. DohrmanVelag. Berlin. pp71-83. ISBN 978-3-938620-18-2