IN DEPTH
Growing numbers of families are relying on Sure Start children's centres. The vast majority are working in close partnership with health, social services and troubled families teams. This is according to the 2014 Children's Centre Census published by 4Children last month.
Census findings show that more families than ever before - over one million in total - are receiving support. This includes 335,000 vulnerable families.
In the coming year, children's centres are expecting to make rapid and large-scale changes to service delivery, including the continued move away from universal services towards targeted support. Centres are working hard to maintain a universal front door with key services such as "stay and play".
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