Peterborough's three 'family hubs' chosen to receive £3m extra cash are revealed

By Joanna Taylor - Local Democracy Reporter
Published 18th Apr 2023, 15:30 BST
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All families in Peterborough should have access to the hubs’ services by 2025, the council says

Peterborough’s ‘family hubs’ chosen to benefit from £3 million of Government cash have been revealed.

The Honeyhill Child and Family Centre in Paston and Orton Child and Family Centre in Herlington join the First Steps Child and Family Centre in Dogsthorpe in receiving a share of the funding aimed at improving babies’ start to life.

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Peterborough City Council (PCC) announced in February that the First Steps centre – run by Barnardo’s children’s charity – had been chosen to receive a share of the sum.

The Orton Child and Family Centre in Herlington is one of three Peterborough hubs receiving extra Government fundingThe Orton Child and Family Centre in Herlington is one of three Peterborough hubs receiving extra Government funding
The Orton Child and Family Centre in Herlington is one of three Peterborough hubs receiving extra Government funding

It has now added that the other two, both run by Barnardo’s, will also receive money from the Department of Education (DfE) and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).

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The Government scheme is aimed at providing services that will support babies and their families through the “1,001 critical days from conception to age 2”.