Sure Start numbers plummet as cuts hit children’s services

Exclusive: Study reveals 20% decline in use with biggest fall in England’s poorest areasShare your experiences of Sure Start children’s centresLocal authority spending cuts have driven a 20% fall in the number of youngsters using Sure Start children’s centres in just four years, with the most dramatic decline occurring in some of England’s poorest areas, a study has found.The charity Action for Children estimates that 1.8 million children used Sure Start centres in Englan