Devon County Council has approved plans to close 32 youth centres in a bid to save £970,000 from its £3.8m youth service budget. The Express and Echo reports that council’s cabinet gave the go-ahead to close all but eight centres.
North East Lincolnshire Council has been told it must develop more effective school improvement support. Ofsted has written to the region’s director of children’s services expressing “significant concerns” following a series of brought forward inspections.
More than 90 per cent of the most vulnerable families are accessing children’s centres, according to research by the Department for Education. More than 88 per cent of families also told the DfE that services provided by their local children’s centres are good.
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