In Birmingham, the city council is consulting on proposals to reduce its number of children’s centres from 61 to just ten. The consultation is open until 17 August.
As part of a major reorganisation of services, the local authority is proposing to continue providing children’s health and well-being services, including baby clinics, breastfeeding support, stay and play, from 22 children’s centres. However, 12 of these will be ‘hub’ sites and won’t meet the statutory criteria for what constitutes a children’s centres, leaving just ten designated centres remaining.
Services will be delivered by Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in partnership in Barnardo’s, Spurgeons, St Paul’s Community Development Trust, and the Springfield Project.
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