Have your say on children’s centres

Time is running out for High Peak residents to have their say on a review of children’s centres.

Derbyshire County Council is asking locals for their views on a number of proposals, including closing up to seven centres across the county, as part of a plan to save £1.1 million.

Options being considered include: charging parents for using children’s centres; charging organisations for using the buildings; reducing staffing levels; closing some centres and only offering services which are not already available elsewhere through the voluntary, community and independent sector.

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There are currently 54 children’s centres across Derbyshire, including in Bakewell, Chapel-en-le-Frith, Fairfield, Gamesley, Glossop, Hadfield, Harpur Hill and New Mills.

To have your say on the review, visit www.derbyshire.gov.uk/ccreview. The consultation closes on June 17.