Developing Children’s Centres
Children's Centres are a one-stop service providing parents-to-be, parents and carers with information and integrated services which are family-focused and flexible to meet families' needs. There are over 1500 children's centres now up and running and there is growing body of expertise and experience available to support further development, including : working with schools; organising outreach work; integrating childcare; working with other agencies, and supporting parents.
Resources and documents
Examples of practice gathered during the Childcare Implementation Project can
be found on the Children's
Centre page
Together for Children
Since October 2006, the consortium Together for Children (TfC) has been responsible for supporting and challenging local authorities in the delivery of children's centres; bringing together Serco Education and Children's Services; CareandHealth, PA Consulting Group, ContinYou and 4Children.
To find out more about the work of TfC, and access a range of tools, guidance and case studies, visit the Children's Centres website
This page was last updated on 05 December 2007
