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Children's Centre Re-modelling into the family hub Outreach model

Meeting: 11/11/2024 - Children and Families Committee (Item 53)

53 Children's Centre Remodelling into the Family Hub Outreach Model pdf icon PDF 192 KB

To consider a report seeking approval for the remodelling of children’s centres.

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Minutes:

The committee received the report on the children’s centre remodelling into the family hub model.

 

Cllr Saunders and Cllr Beanland declared an interest and left the meeting for the duration of this item.

 

Where children’s centres were being transferred to the control of primary schools, it was queried whether the transfer agreements would provide sufficient protection to ensure that the buildings would be used for additional SEND places or expanding early years provision outside of the protected delivery of health services currently onsite. Officers undertook to provide detail in a written response.

 

RESOLVED (by majority):

 

That the Children and Families Committee:

 

  1. Approve the commercial transfer of the childrens centres listed below back to the onsite primary schools for alternative education purposes:

 

·       Poynton Children’s Centre

·       Knutsford Children’s Centre

·       Nantwich Children’s Centre

·       Hurdsfield Children’s Centre

·       Broken Cross Children’s Centre

·       Sandbach Children’s Centre

 

  1. Endorse the relocation of the Council run early years start for life services to a flexible outreach program to be provided from family hubs, libraries, and other community venues