Children's centres
Children's Centres offer services for children and families, providing early years education and childcare, health services and family support, all under one roof.
They are a service hub within the community for parents and providers of childcare services for children of all ages - offering a base for childminder networks and a link to other day care provision, out of school clubs and extended schools.
They provide a warm, welcoming atmosphere where families are provided with services that help them: be healthy; stay safe; enjoy and achieve; make a positive contribution; achieve economic well being.
Children's Centres also have links with local training and education providers, Jobcentre Plus and Families' Information Services.
Brighouse
Elland
Halifax
- Ash Green Children's Centre, Mixenden
- Boothtown Children's Centre
- Creations Community Children's Centre, Pellon
- llingworth Community Children's Centre
- Innovations Children's Centre
- Jubilee Children's Centre, Lightowler Road
- Jubilee Children's Centre at Beech Hill
- Kevin Pearce Children's Centre, Ovenden
- Little Stars Children's Centre, Parkinson Lane
- Little Stars Children's Centre, Warley Road Warley Road
- Northowram and Shelf Children's Centre
- Siddal Children's Centre
- Sunshine Children's Centre , Mount Pellon
Hebden Bridge
Sowerby Bridge
Todmorden
Payment by Results
Calderdale has been successful in its bid to become one of only 27 Local Authorities in the country to trial the Government’s ‘Payment by Results’ programme for Children’s Centres.
This exciting programme, which aims to give local people more control and influence over the services they use on a daily basis, will enable Calderdale Children’s Centres to test rewards for reaching the most vulnerable families, improving family health and wellbeing, reducing inequalities, and ensuring every child develops well and starts school ready and able to learn.
The Payment by Results trial starts October 2011 in the Central and Lower Valley localities, and will then be extended so all Children’s Centres in Calderdale will participate before the trial ends in March 2013.
Michael Holgate, Senior Integrated Commissioning Officer for Calderdale Children and Young People’s Service, said, ‘We are absolutely delighted that our collaborative bid, compiled by the Local Authority, Health and our voluntary sector partners has been approved by the Department for Education. We will be staging a series of locality workshops in the next few months where communities and partners can identify priorities, and plan how we can all work together to improve outcomes for families.’ The dates for these will be published soon.
For further information please contact Michael Holgate, Calderdale Children and Young People’s Service , 01422 392528 michael.holgate@calderdale.gov.uk
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