The council says that there is enough good quality and affordable childcare run by the private, voluntary and independent sector.
The plans will be put before the children and young people’s scrutiny committee tomorrow and will be considered by the council’s executive on 15 February.
Sure Start children’s centres will become community hubs offering a wider range of services to people of all ages, including early years, and a new citywide outreach service will be introduced.
The service will expand pilot outreach schemes already in place. Outreach workers will aim to visit every child in their own home in their first three years, by working closely with GPs, midwives and health visitors.
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