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More childrens centres set to get green light

Posted on 04/11/2008

Plans for more childrens centres in Leicestershire are set to take a step forward next week.

The new facilities will bring together services such as libraries, health, the Family Information Service, voluntary organisations, advice and information under one roof.

They are part of a wider £16million county-wide joint initiative which will see 42 created across Leicestershire by 2010.

Three childrens centres opened last year in Shelthorpe and Cobden in Loughborough and at Warren Hills in Coalville. By the end of November, another 24 will have been launched across the County.

Next Tuesday (28th October), the Cabinet will discuss broad locations and funding for the third phase which involves up to another 15 new centres.

They will offer a wide range of local activities and services for pre-school children and their families including child and family health support, baby massage, parent and child reading sessions, parenting courses, training and employment support and a toy library.

Ivan Ould, Cabinet Member for the Children and Young Peoples Service, said: "The breadth of this initiative and the strength of partnership working across all sectors statutory, private and voluntary, should ensure that young children and their families across Leicestershire have better local access to high quality services."