Willow Children's Centre in the London borough of Brent has around 25 services operating from its building, including a support group for teenage parents, a service focusing on the needs of fathers, and an emphasis on disabled children. It is ticking many of the boxes in the government's Sure Start Children's Centre Practice Guidance, issued in November last year, which states that children's centres must get better at meeting the needs of disadvantaged families.
But despite all that's on offer, the head of the Willow Children's Centre, Anita Mehta, believes her service still needs to do more to reach other vulnerable groups on its estate.
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