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Hillingdon Council consults on children’s centres (13 January 2017)

Date: 13/01/2017
Duncan Lewis, Crime Solicitors, Hillingdon Council consults on children’s centres

Hillingdon Council is reviewing its children's centre programme – and is using feedback from families and partners to inform a new approach to delivering some services.

The council says that its children's centres provide a variety of valuable support to families in Hillingdon, including child health clinics, parenting classes, adult learning classes, information, advice and guidance, specialised family support, breastfeeding advice, and stay and play sessions.

The service is currently delivered through a variety of different providers – but from April 2017, the council will assume direct responsibility for managing all the centres.

Hillingdon Council is now asking residents for feedback on its proposal for change – and the new model will respond to residents' expressed need for a more co-ordinated approach to the provision of family support services.

The proposed changes will see the programme delivered through 16 children's centre sites, with five lead children's centres co-ordinating 11 other linked centres. The lead centres or “hubs” will also develop networks of related services across the borough.

The new model does not include the centres located at Uxbridge College, Hayes Campus and Hillside Primary School in Northwood, says the council, as the landlords for these sites have declined to agree leases. The council is therefore looking at alternative ways in which residents can continue to be supported in those areas.

The consultation will include how to best achieve this for the communities involved, including access to other centres nearby.

Hillingdon Council Cabinet Member for Children's Services, David Simmonds, said:

“It is essential that we listen to feedback from parents and staff when reviewing council services.

“Families have told us that they value the family support we offer – within the proposed new model, the children's centre programme will continue to provide high-quality support to residents, while also playing an enhanced role in working with other agencies to develop local family support services.”


The public consultation will end on 25 January.

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