Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 72736

Children's Centres: Closures

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Tom Hayes

LabourBournemouth East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many former Sure Start children’s centres have (a) closed and (b) reduced services so that they no longer meet the statutory criteria of a children’s centre since 2011.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
​​Ensuring every child has the best start in life, the chance to achieve and to thrive, are the foundation stones of the government’s Opportunity Mission.Data on the number of Sure Start children’s centres is supplied by local authorities via the departme...

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