Under the proposals, six Sure Start centres will become 'hubs' (News, 13 January). These centres will have their funding cut from £455,000 to £336,000 a year. Ten other children's centres, which will be up to a mile away from a hub, will become 'spoke' centres and will have their funding cut to just £19,000 a year. The spoke centres will not provide full outreach services or support for children with special needs or disabilities.
The council plans to open an additional children's centre to be based in a local library.
The consultation document says, 'We would concentrate resources in order to continue to fund full service provision at six hub children's centres. The six would, between them, serve the whole borough and need to reconfigure their offer to target families with higher levels of need.'
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