Nursery World - On a roll

Our new series looking at the work of local authorities in providing children's services around the country starts with a visit to Bradford, West Yorkshire by Simon Vevers The process of integrating children's services in Bradford is gathering pace, with the recent appointment of a children's services director and a rapid expansion of both the extended schools and children's centres programmes.

The process of integrating children's services in Bradford is gathering pace, with the recent appointment of a children's services director and a rapid expansion of both the extended schools and children's centres programmes.

Head of early years and childcare Robin Naylor believes that the authority is on track towards locality-based delivery of services to children and families with a children's trust, pooled budgets and joint commissioning at the heart of this process.

Kal Nawaz, who heads up the city's ambitious children's centre programme, insists it can be a vital testing ground for the next phase of integrated, joined-up working that joint commissioning implies. She says that there is a determination, particularly among health partners, for the services they provide to children's centres to be included in their mainstream budgets.

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