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Sure Start campaign to raise profile of children's centres and protect services
9 Feb 2010
It comes as the Sure Start programme reaches its completion target of 3,500 centres next month, but also amid mounting concerns that many centres and services will fall victim to spending cuts. "We are just coming to the end of the set-up period," said 4Children Chief Executive Anne Longfield. "The big challenge now is to ensure they become part of everyday life. We want to hear from families about how they are benefiting day-to-day from children's centres."
A website - www.shoutoutforasurestart.org.uk - invites parents to sign a pledge and share their Sure Start experiences, and a new Sure Start All Party Parliamentary Group will aim to keep it high on politicians' agenda. According to a survey by nursery chain Busy Bees, 94% of parents say childcare policies will affect how they vote.
(Taken from Children and Young People Now, 9 February 2010)
