Sure Start Children’s Centre services in disadvantaged areas offer the following services:
- good quality early learning combined with full day care provision for children (minimum 10 hours a day, 5 days a week, 48 weeks a year)
- good quality teacher input to lead the development of learning within the centre child and family health services, including ante-natal service
parental outreach - family support services
- a base for a childminder network
- support for children and parents with special needs
- effective links with Jobcentre Plus to support parents/carers who wish to consider training or employment
In more advantaged areas, all Sure Start Children’s Centre services will provide a minimum range of services including:-
- appropriate support and outreach services to parents/carers and children who have been identified as in need of them
- Information and advice to parents/carers on a range of subjects, including: local childcare, looking after babies and young children, local early years provision (childcare and early learning) education services for 3 and 4 year olds
- support to childminders
- drop-in sessions and other activities for children and carers at the centre
- links to Jobcentre Plus services
