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<p>Since 18 September 2017, real-time data on Sure Start children’s centres and children’s
centre linked sites has been supplied by local authorities via the department’s Get
Information about Schools database portal at: <a href="https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/"
target="_blank">https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Based
on the information supplied by local authorities[1], the attached document provides
details of the name and postcode of children’s centres that closed between 2010 and
2016.</p><p> </p><p>Councils are reconfiguring services to deliver them more efficiently.
If a council decides to close a children’s centre, statutory guidance is clear that
they should demonstrate that local children and families would not be adversely affected
and local areas continue to have sufficient children’s centres to meet their needs.</p><p>
</p><p>[1] The list of children’s centres closed between 2010 and 2016 is based on
information supplied by local authorities as at 24 May 2018 (8:30am). These figures
may be different to previous answers, and could change again in the future, since
local authorities may update the database at any time.</p><p> </p>
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