The children’s charity will survey children’s centres managers in March every year, using data collected over the next fortnight — before ringfenced funding is removed and reduced – as a baseline to judge changes to provision.
Children’s centre managers will be asked about the number and type of staff they employ; the number of childcare places they provide; the mix between universal and targeted services; and the extent of charges for services.
Anne Longfield, 4Children chief executive, said: "In recent weeks we have all been anxious about the scale of potential closures of children’s centres. With a growing number of local authorities committing to keeping centres open, our attention is now moving to ensuring we are able to monitor changes to service provision.
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