Liverpool is set to lose four children's centres following budget proposals published by the council.
Liverpool City Council, which is trying to close a budget gap of £91m for 2011/2012 and a further £50m in 2012/2013, is planning to close four settings in the least deprived parts of the city.
The local authority said the amount it has received from the Early Intervention Grant represents a cut of £6m in real terms compared with the funding it previously received for Sure Start.
Council leader Joe Anderson said that he was 'angry and devastated' about the decisions that the council is having to make. 'We have managed to save 22 children's centres. Given the amount of funding we have had withdrawn, I think it's remarkable that we have managed to save them'.
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