Early Years and Childcare Service
Children's Centres
What are Children’s Centres?
Sure Start Children’s Centres are at the heart of the Government’s commitment to deliver better outcomes for children and families. Every area in Devon with have access to a Children’s Centre by 2010.
Children’s Centres are primarily aimed at parents and carers with children under five years old but will work closely with other initiatives such as Extended Schools so that families are able to access childcare and other services as children move into school.
What do Children’s Centres Offer?
Children’s Centres will provide a range of services depending on the local need and parental choice. Services will not be the same everywhere as needs and communities vary greatly. They aim to offer information, advice and support to parents and carers, as well as integrated childcare and early learning, health services, family support, parental outreach and employment advice.
Devon’s Children’s Centres Development
Devon's Children’s Centres are being developed in three phases:
- In Phase 1 (2004-2006), six Children’s Centres were developed, four of which were previously Sure Start local programmes. The centres developed in this phase cover the 20% most deprived wards according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).
- In Phase 2 (2006-2008) a further 25 Children’s Centres have been developed across Devon. These cover the 30% most deprived wards according to the Index of Multiple Deprivation.
- Phase 3 (2008-2010) The target for phase 3 is an additional 12 centres to bring the Devon total to 43 Children's Centres by 2010
Latest News
- Proposal to consult on boundary changes to the Okehampton and Hatherleigh Children's Centre Areas
- Results of Devon’s latest Children's Centres Reviews 08/09
- Children’s Centres Parent Survey Results 2008
- New Devon Children's Trust Research and Evaluation webpage
Find out more
- Contact your nearest Children's Centre
(44KB - pdf help) - Parent Information Leaflet
- Devon Family Service Directory
- Reach of Children (14KB - pdf help) for each Centre
- Children's Centres Boundaries Map
- Individual maps for each Children's Centre
For more information about Children’s Centres you can contact your District Co-ordinator:
East Devon 01392 385581 North Devon 01271 388901
Mid Devon 07969 684663 West Devon 01392 386951
Teignbridge 01392 384926 Torridge 01271 388901
Exeter 01392 385534 or 01392 385380 South Hams 01392 386072 or 01803 869372
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