Framework for outcomes monitoring
Cumberland’s Best Start in Life Strategic Group, working alongside the Family Help and Prevention Partnership Board, has developed an outcomes framework model shown in in Figure 3.
The model is based on Cumberland’s Theory of Change model for parent-infant relationships and draws on research from national frameworks, including the Common Outcomes for Children and Young People’s Collaborative.
Figure 3: Cumberland’s Framework for Best Start in Life outcomes monitoring. A decorative diagram illustrating the structure, domains and relationships within the Best Start in Life outcomes monitoring framework.
A Best Start in Life child development outcomes dataset is being developed for Cumberland. It will include nationally reported datasets as well as locally agreed indicators, such as evaluation measures linked to Cumberland’s Family Hubs. Timely access to these data will help partners hold each other to account and respond more effectively when concerns about progress arise.
Priority outcome measures have been identified across the outcome domains for Year 1 of this strategy. These are set out in Appendix 2: Best Start in Life Indicators – Year 1.