Children’s centres in the most deprived areas have experienced less severe cuts than those in other parts of the country, an analysis has revealed.
A report by the Department for Education-commissioned Evaluation of Children’s Centres in England suggests that some local authorities are attempting to shore up centres by prioritising funding for those providing support for the neediest families.
The study is a follow-up to a wider impact analysis by the same research team (‘Children’s centres improve parenting for poor families’, NW online, 18 December). The study on resources found that families registered at centres that reported little or no cuts and were adding new services had greater improvements in ‘family functioning’ than those at centres that were experiencing cuts.
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