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Evaluation of children's centres in England (ECCE)

The ECCE provides an in-depth understanding of children's centre services in deprived areas.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 18 July 2013
• Last updated: 7 July 2016
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  1. 7 July 2016

     Added 'Children’s centres in England: value for money' and 'Children’s centres in England: research brief strands 1 to 5'.

  2. 13 January 2016

     Added 'Children's centres: their impact on children and families' and 'Children’s centres: changes in resourcing and characteristics' reports to the collection.

  3. 18 July 2013

     First published.

The ECCE evaluates how effective children’s centres are for children and families. It also assesses the cost of running centres along with the different types of services they provide.

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Documents

• Children’s centres in England: research brief strands 1 to 5
  • 7 July 2016
  • Research and analysis
• Children's centres in England: value for money
  • 7 July 2016
  • Research and analysis
• Children's centres: their impact on children and families
  • 17 December 2015
  • Research and analysis
• Children’s centres: changes in resourcing and characteristics
  • 17 December 2015
  • Research and analysis
• Children's centres in England: organisation and services
  • 25 June 2015
  • Research and analysis
• Children’s centres in England evaluation: survey of leaders
  • 25 June 2015
  • Research and analysis
• Children’s centres in England evaluation: survey of families
  • 25 June 2015
  • Research and analysis
• Children’s centres in England: parenting services
  • 17 July 2014
  • Research and analysis
• Evaluation of children’s centres in England (ECCE)
  • 11 June 2014
  • Research and analysis
• Evaluation of children's centres in England: strand 3 - delivery of family services by children’s centres
  • 18 July 2013
  • Research and analysis
• Evaluation of children's centres in England: strand 2 - baseline survey of families using children's centres in the most disadvantaged areas
  • 8 April 2013
  • Research and analysis
• Children's centres in England: costs in the most deprived areas
  • 29 November 2012
  • Research and analysis
• First survey of children's centre leaders in the most deprived areas
  • 26 July 2012
  • Research and analysis