The report by children’s charity Barnardo’s examines the role of children’s centres and calls for them to be recognised as an "early help service".
The report also recommends that children’s centres should be refocused on providing services for families with children under five, supporting them from conception until a child starts school.
It was written in response to a report from the education select committee, published in December, which called for greater clarity about the role of children’s centres.
Jonathan Rallings, assistant director of policy and research at Barnardo’s and author of the report, agreed with the parliamentary committee’s conclusion that children’s centres are too diverse and need refocusing.
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