Plans to build three new childrens centres at primary schools in the London borough of Richmond are hanging in the balance because of a 655,000 funding shortfall.
Richmond has no designated Sure Start childrens centres yet, but it has been set a phase two target by the Government to open nine childrens centres by March 2008.
Two of them will provide the core offer, as they are in the 20 to 30 per cent most deprived wards, and seven will be flexible centres in terms of provision, as they are in the 30 to 70 per cent least deprived areas.
Six centres are being developed on existing sites, but three are to be new-builds at Lowther Primary School in Barnes, Heathfield Infants in Richmond,and St Richards in Ham.
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