Nursery World - 120 children's centres to close or under threat

The future of children's centres across the country is under threat
with more than 120 set to close or earmarked for closure because of cuts
to council budgets.

An investigation by Nursery World into the future of the centres has revealed that at least 26 are set to be deregistered in 2015/16, while a further 101 are at risk of closure.

The figures are based on information provided by 21 out of 37 local authorities that we contacted, including city and county councils, and all London boroughs. Also included is information gathered from some council budget consultations, available online.

Of the 37 councils that were contacted, eight said they had no plans to close or make any changes to children's centres within the next couple of years. They are: Buckinghamshire, Derby, Cumbria, where the children's centre budget has been protected until 2019, Greenwich, Plymouth, Sunderland, Tower Hamlets and West Sussex.

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