Campaigners have welcomed the reprieve of the Sure Start scheme. Anne Longfield, chief executive of 4Children, backed the decision to keep Sure Start, but criticised the Government's decision to scrap the child trust fund. She said: ‘It will be a genuine relief to parents that the coalition government has listened to those of us making the case for protection of Sure Start funding. ‘While everyone accepts the need for spending reductions, the abolition of trust funds is a disappointing and retrograde decision.'