Decision details
Sure Start Children's Centres Programme: Phase 3
Decision Maker: Executive Member for Children & Young People's Services
Decision status: Awaiting Implementation
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of report: to put before members the
options for the third and final phase of the children's centre
programme, extending coverage to the whole city by Mark 2010. Those
affected will be families with children under 5 who are not within
the reach area of any of the existing 8 centres, and they will
start to benefit as soon as the building programme has been
completed, ie by 2010.
Members are asked to: endorse officers' recommendation that we
extend coverage to the whole city by extending the reach areas of
the existing 8 centres and building a ninth one in the "South Bank"
area (precise location to be determined), plus additional satellite
provision.
Decision:
Advice of the Advisory Panel
That the Executive Member be advised:
(i) That the proposals made in the report for revising and extending the reach areas of the eight existing children’s centres, together with the establishment of a high quality ninth children’s centre in South Bank/Knavesmire area and satellite centres in two areas of the City, subject to them all meeting national standards, being consistent with the level of provision across the city and to a suitable site being identified, be endorsed.
Decision of the Executive Member
RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.
REASON:To ensure City of York Council makes timely and well-founded decisions about Phase 3 of the national Children’s Centre Programme.
Publication date: 05/09/2008
Date of decision: 04/09/2008
Decided at meeting: 04/09/2008 - Executive Member for Children and Young People's Services and Advisory Panel
Effective from: 09/09/2008
Accompanying Documents:
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