Minister for children, young people and families Beverley Hughes revealed that 500 children's centres have been designated or opened in the past 12 months. She also announced last week that the families of one million children can now access services at 1,250 centres.
Durham County Council, with 22 new centres, has developed the most in the past year, followed by Birmingham with 16, Derbyshire with 13 and Oxfordshire with 12 (see table).
While emphasising that Durham's achievement was down to 'hard work and a committed team effort', strategic officer for Sure Start Frank Firth said the appointment of a capital projects manager at the outset of the programme had proved crucial.
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