Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of Sure Start centres offer a referral-only service.
Local councils supply data on the number of children’s centres in England through the Department for Education’s “Get Information about Schools” (GIAS) database at: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/.
The department does not hold data on the number of children using children’s centres or the type of services offered through children’s centres centrally. This data is held at a local area level.