Ed Balls and I were delighted to announce on 16 March that the Government's target to establish 3,500 Sure Start Children's Centres had been met. In fact we met it early, thanks to the hard work, dedication and commitment of staff on the frontline. This is a fantastic example of partnership and communities coming together to make a real difference for families.
Children's centres are now a universal service, an additional pillar of the welfare state, and one that all families can benefit from, not just the poorest or most disadvantaged. This has been more than ten years in the making, from the early days of the original Sure Start Local Programmes to the fantastic new centres we have today.
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