A report from the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Children’s Centres is calling for them to widen the services on offer to include support for employment, relationships, mental health and those with complex needs.
It recommends that the new hubs strengthen links with local employers and Jobcentre Plus to offer support for the long-term jobless.
They should also offer or signpost relationship support to include statutory, voluntary and self-help provision, as well as parenting support to include couples counselling, pe-marriage courses, post-separation support and help with parenting teenagers.
Fiona Bruce, Conservative MP for Congleton and chair of the said, ‘The Government has rightly made improving the life chances of vulnerable children and families a priority. Children’s centres across the country have real potential to play a lead role in this by extending their remit and transforming themselves into Family Hubs.’
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