Balsall Heath Children's Centre marked a double celebration earlier this year with the award of an Ofsted outstanding and the 10th anniversary celebration for the opening of its purpose-built building.
The centre is managed and governed by St Paul's Community Development Trust, a charity that has provided support services to the community for more than 40 years. The population is richly diverse, relatively young, growing and constantly changing as a result of inward migration from all over the world. Nearly 80 per cent of households are characterised by low income, high unemployment and high deprivation.
The centre, which serves a neighbourhood classed within the 10 per cent most deprived areas in the country, has won a string of awards over the years for its high level of services. It is a hive of purposeful activity, attracting families because of its long-established and very positive reputation in the community for making real differences to people's lives.
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