A major report into Sure Start children’s centres by the House of Commons Education Select Committee says that although centres are popular and used by parents it is not clear what services children’s centres should offer and who they are for.
It identifies three different types of children’s centres – those based around nursery schools, linked to schools, or run as family centres.
MPs propose using this tripartite model as a way of clarifying policy around children’s centres.
The report says that children’s centres should not be closed without a proper consultation and consideration of alternative options, and it should be up to local authorities to decide how best to organise and commission services.
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