Jane Tunstill, is Visiting Professor and Children’s Consultant at the Social Care Workforce Research Unit, Kings College, London. Her career spans child care social work; social work education; and policy analysis in the voluntary sector. She has undertaken extensive government and third sector commissioned research, evaluation, and knowledge reviews in the area of children and young people; family support and children’s services.

The majority of her research/ evaluation work has been in the area of early intervention, family support, and the interface between safeguarding and preventive services for children and families.
Current projects include a family support outcome tool kit for self-application by the children’s centre workforce, (currently in the context of PBR) . She directed the Implementation Module in National Evaluation of Sure Start, 2000-2007; and has undertaken several evaluations of children’s centre outcomes for statutory and voluntary agencies, including Action for Children.