But a leading childcare charity has warned that Manchester City Council's move risks ghettoising children's centres.
The council has acknowledged a shortage of childcare in some of the more deprived parts of the city, in particular out-of-hours childcare, care for children under the age of two, and childminders.
Under the council's Central Manchester Strategic Regeneration Framework, new childcare services will be focused in areas where underperformance at primary schools is greatest. "As Sure Start, nursery and childcare provision increases, it is important to ensure those children most likely to underperform, and thus most likely to benefit from early care and support, are prioritised for places," the document states.
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