“The current spend on integrated place-based support is insufficient.” Sure Start centres offered early education, childcare, health services, parenting support and employment advice for mother ...

A report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies found that “children with access to a Sure Start centre before they started school had a positive significant impact on their education readiness ...

A new report by the Sutton Trust shows up to a thousand Sure Start centres have closed across England, more than double what the government estimated.It comes after Medway Council recently closed ...

LABOUR accused the government yesterday of slamming the door on vulnerable children after figures revealed a staggering 156 Sure Start centres closed last year. Shadow education secretary Angela ...