The plan, to be tested out in three children's centres located on primary school sites in the borough, will begin after the October half-term when a centre opens at the Ambler Primary School.
Councillor Ursula Woolley, executive member for children and young people on Islington council, welcomed the plan to incorporate reception and nursery classes within children's centres. She said, 'The model being pioneered by Ambler Children's Centre allows us to build on our early years provision by creating a holistic centre of learning for nought to six-year-olds. We are responding to national and local evidence that supports the model.'
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