In Partnerships for a Better Start: Perspectives on the role of children’s centres, a series of essays published by the National Children’s Bureau (NCB), five leading figures urge politicians to outline a clearer vision of priorities for children’s centres.
They explore issues such as the original purpose of children’s centres when they were first opened in 1997, their modern-day role, and whether they need to be restructured in order to better meet the needs of disadvantaged children and their families.
They also speculate on the future design of children’s centres.
In her essay, Lisa Harker, head of the NSPCC's strategy unit, calls for services to be refocused on supporting children under two, while Dr Ingrid Wolfe, director of the Evelina London Child Health Project, uses her essay to discuss the possibility of integrating primary and secondary health services within children’s centres.
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