It is part of an 8m programme of cuts in the county, which willalso hit the youth service. A council spokesman said savings had to bemade to finance adult care services.
This week, Barbara Sampson, head of early years and Sure Start at CamdenCouncil, added her voice to the chorus of concerns about funding forchildren's centres. "It's going to be a huge struggle to make centreswork with the budgets we have," she said.
"There are concerns across the country about how to both sustainchildren's centres and make them affordable for parents. Unless wereceive the resources, local authorities will not be able to provide thequality of services that are needed."
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