Devon County Council said that Barnardo's, NCH, the Children's Society and Exeter Community Initiatives are the preferred providers to deliver Phase 2 of its children's centre programme. Most centres will be based in new or refurbished buildings, with most construction work scheduled to finish by next April. Seven children's centres and two Early Excellence centres are already operating as part of Phase 1.
The new centres are in Dartmouth, Kingsbridge, central Exeter, Heavitree and Polsloe, Exmouth, Honiton, Tiverton, Crediton, Culm Valley, South Molton, Holsworthy, Braunton, Newton Abbot, Heathfield, Okehampton and Tavistock.
Barnardo's South West is set to be the largest provider, winning nine of the centre tenders.
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