Sure Start centres – that have been closing in their hundreds over the past decade - offer major health benefits to disadvantaged children, a think-tank has found.
Charities fear children will be left open to “neglect and abuse” as local authorities have drastically cut their spending on children’s centres in England over the past five years.
The government has underestimated the number of Sure Start centre closures in England by half, the Sutton Trust has claimed in research released today.
