Children's centres set to open in £11m scheme

TWENTY-TWO new children's centres are set to open this year throughout West Sussex as part of an Â£11m expansion by the county council.

By The Newsroom

Published 18th Mar 2008, 15:10 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:21 BST

Each centre will serve around 800 children under five and will offer a range of services, information and advice for families with young children.

Mark Dunn, county council cabinet member for children and young people's services, said: "We know the areas where we want to locate many of the centres and we can say that every single district and borough in the county will benefit."

A county council spokeswoman said: "The aim is to have a children's centre in every community but obviously it's a very ambitious and long-term project."

Funding for the scheme has been made available through the Government's Sure Start programme.

For full story and programme of openings, which start shortly see West Sussex Gazette March 19