The research conducted by 4Children and the Daycare Trust in conjunction with Nursery World found that 42 per cent of local authorities will either be making closures or had not finalised their budget decisions.
Just 39 per cent confirmed that they would be retaining all existing centres, while 19 per cent said they had no plans to make closures but could not commit to standing by this position throughout 2011/12.
Anand Shukla, acting chief executive of the Daycare Trust, said: "These local authorities have demonstrated that Sure Start closures are not inevitable. While we understand that there are tough spending decisions to be made, we know that investing in children today is an investment in the future of our society and economy.
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