Coventry City Council is to close Cheylesmore Children’s Centre, Coundon Children’s Centre, Earlsdon Children’s Centre, Finham Children’s Centre, Whoberley Children’s Centre and Wkyen Children’s Centre at the end of August.
The announcement follows a six-month consultation by the council into the future of the centres, which included a review of its 20 maintained children’s centres.
According to the council, take-up of services and activities at the six children’s centres is very low and some of the settings are open for less than three hours a week. Therefore, it says they do not fit the proposed delivery model that focuses on need and targeting support to children and families.
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