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Hodge names first children's centres

Achildren's centre for every community in England was the vision unveiled by Government ministers last week as they named the first 32 centres intended to deliver joined-up services to children and families. Education secretary Charles Clarke said, 'Children's Centres provide a single place for five key services - early education, childcare, health, family support and help into employment. The 32 centres we have identified today are the starting point for a network that we want to see spread across the country.'

Education secretary Charles Clarke said, 'Children's Centres provide a single place for five key services - early education, childcare, health, family support and help into employment. The 32 centres we have identified today are the starting point for a network that we want to see spread across the country.'

Newly-appointed children's minister Margaret Hodge said, 'We have named the best joined- up early years services as Sure Start Children's Centres and they will act as a model to transform future provision for young children and families.'

The 32 centres announced last week include three in Leeds, two in Blackpool and eight around London, including the Thomas Coram Early Childhood and Family Centre in Bloomsbury and the New River Green centre in Islington, as well as the Pen Green centre in Corby, Northamptonshire.

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