250 Sure Start Children's centres at risk

A survey of over 3.500 children's centre managers has highlighted that 250 are at risk of closure during the next year because of budget cuts.

Shadow Education Secretary Andy Burnham condemned the Government for reneging on election promises to protect Sure Start services: "by standing by while cash-strapped local authorities are forced to make cuts and closures to the children's centre network, the Tory-led government are stacking the odds even further against aspirational families who want to get on in life."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-12301690