CYP Now - In Practice: Know how - Phase three children's centres

As the second wave of children's centres nears completion, local authorities and partners will be preparing to embark on the third and final phase of the children's centre programme. The aim is that by 2010 every community will have access to a children's centre. Most councils will already have started planning for phase three but now is a good time to take stock and make sure you have got the basics right.

Phase three children's centres will be different from phases one and two. There will be lots of lessons you have learned in the implementation of the previous phases. You need to look at what went well in the previous phases and what didn't go so well and can be improved on.

This is the opportunity to view all the children's centres within your authority as a portfolio and ask some challenging questions. Are you sure that your current children's centres are located in the right areas? Are they targeting families with the greatest need? Are they serving very small or very large communities?

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