Reduced resources coupled with a shift away from the strict targets set out under Labour’s Sure Start programme have resulted in councils attempting to remodel services across the country.
Radical proposals
Reforms set out by the coalition government are also likely to see changes in the way services are provided from children’s centres. Twenty-seven local authorities are trialling payment-by-results in centres.
Health visitors will be increasingly expected to undertake outreach work, with the aim to recruit an extra 4,200 by 2015. The government is also considering accelerating plans to guarantee a named social worker for every children’s centre, following the recommendations in Professor Eileen Munro’s review of child protection.
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