Close ties between the children's centre programme and the development of extended schools and regular consultation with parents are the hallmarks of Oxfordshire County Council's drive to integrate services for children and families.
Under a local area agreement, up to half of the extended schools capital for primary schools is being linked to the development of 'full-service'
children's centres. According to a briefing document from the county's Educational Effectiveness Service on the extended schools strategy, there are also plans to explore a possible merger between the children's centre programme board and the extended schools strategy group.
Assistant head of service for the educational effectiveness service Shannon Moore says that a strategic group chaired by the director of children, young people and families is overseeing the integration of the various strands.
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