Early learning from Big Local: An overview of evidence from the first 50 areas, July 2011 to March 2012

Produced by the Community Development Foundation the Big Local early learning report is based on information collected by Local Trust and delivery partners between July 2011 and March 2012, and as such is based on information from the first 50 Big Local areas.

In it, the Community Development Foundation and the Institute for Voluntary Action Research reflect on key themes that have emerged from Big Local areas moving through the early stages of the Big Local pathway, such as the importance of understanding the context of their activities and the importance and wide range of ways to get people involved.

Some of the common challenges experienced by a range of Big Local areas are identified, and the concluding chapter looks ahead to the future with some suggestions as to how we can improve Big Local.