Early Help Survey for Children and Families at Leeds City Council

Does your organisation offer ‘early help’? Give your feedback about revisions to the documentation and notifications process via this short survey.

In this survey, we want to find out what you think about proposals to change how we offer support from Children’s Centres in Leeds.

Why are we proposing changes to Children’s Centres?

The Council provides support to Children and Families living in Leeds through a wide range of area-based services. These services are located in our Clusters, Community Hubs, Family Hubs, Libraries, Museums & Galleries, Leisure Centres, Children’s Centres, Community Centres, Health Centres and other venues.

We want to continue providing support to all families with children under the age of 5 by aligning Children’s Centres more closely to these services. This would mean that we have fewer Children’s Centres in the future to ensure the offer they provide complements and not duplicates what is already available to families in their area.

Although the proposed changes are driven by service improvements linked to national reforms for children and families, we also hope to make changes to service delivery that achieve efficiencies and financial savings.

What changes are proposed?

• A proposed new funding formula model that would distribute resources across the city in a way which best meets the identified needs within specific communities.
• A proposed increase in online services and support.
• A proposal to offer services in other community spaces.
• A proposal to organise Children’s Centres into 7 groups covering large geographical areas aligned to the 7 Family Hubs.
• A proposal to consider the number of Children’s Centres we have and deliver family services and support in different ways.

Whilst meeting statutory obligations, consultation on these proposals will enable families to influence the future of Children’s Centres and their services.

Have your say by completing the survey: Children’s Centre Family Services Phase 2 Consultation – Professionals Survey