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Written question asked by Toby Perkins (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 July 2015, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 July 2015. It was answered by Sam Gyimah (Conservative) on Tuesday, 21 July 2015 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Children's Centres

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many hours Sure Start centres were open to the public in each local authority area in each year from 2010 to 2015.

Answer

The department does not hold centrally the information requested.

Sure Start Children’s Centres Statutory Guidance states that local authorities should ensure their network of children’s centres is accessible to all families with young children in their area and that opening times and availability of services meets the needs of families in their area.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sure-start-childrens-centres

There is a strong network of children’s centres, with 2,677 main children’s centres open, along with 705 additional sites. Most recent data shows a record number of families, more than 1 million, are using children’s centres and that centres are successfully reaching out to 90% of eligible families registered.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
7336
Session
2015-16
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Opening hours Sure Start programme Children's centres
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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