Children’s Centres in Slough are to help provide the best start for under 5’s and their parents in Slough.
This is done by improving:
Following a review of Children’s Centres, Slough Borough Council would now like to make changes to:
The future provision of Children’s Centre services will include:
In summary, Slough Borough Council is proposing to close some of its Children’s Centres to develop a much broader mix of options with both the private, voluntary, and independent sectors. This will provide more choice.
Current provision is delivered across the map of Slough as shown below.
A range of options have been produced in response to review findings. They are summarised below.
Current Children’s Centre location |
How childcare and early years provision changes with each proposed option. |
||
Option 1 |
Option 2 |
Option 3 |
|
Chalvey Grove |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Elliman Avenue |
No |
No |
No |
Monksfield Way |
No |
No |
No |
Orchard Avenue |
No |
No |
No |
Penn Road |
No |
No |
No |
Romsey Close |
Yes |
No |
No |
St Andrew’s Way |
No |
No |
No |
Vicarage Way |
No |
No |
No |
Wexham Road |
No |
No |
No |
Yew Tree Road |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
To keep three Children’s Centres out of the current ten Children’s Centres at Penn Road, Chalvey Grove and Romsey Close.
This option would include early education and childcare services from Chalvey Grove, Romsey Close and Yew Tree Road.
Option 1 is the recommended option for Slough Borough Council.
To keep two Children’s Centres out of the current ten Children’s Centres at Penn Road and Chalvey Grove. This option would include the maintenance of directly delivered early education and childcare from Chalvey Grove. Early education and childcare would also continue through Yew Tree Road.
To keep only one Children’s Centre at Chalvey Grove, maintaining direct delivery of early education and childcare.
The consultation will start on Friday 3rd February 2023 and will end on Friday 17th March 2023.
You can:
The table below shows the times and dates of the consultation focus groups for service users & residents and partners.
Service Users and Residents
Date / Time |
Activity |
Location |
Address |
Thursday 9th February 10am – 11:30am |
Service users and residents focus group |
Penn Road Children’s Centre |
Penn Wood School, Penn Road, SL2 1PG |
Monday 6th March 12pm – 2pm |
Service users and residents focus group |
Vicarage Way Children’s Centre |
Vicarage Way, Colnbrook, SL3 0JY |
Wednesday 15th March 4pm – 6pm |
Service users and residents focus group |
Yew Tree Road Children’s Centre
|
St Marys School, Yew Tree Road, SL1 2AR |
Partners
Date / Time |
Activity |
Location |
Address |
Monday 6th February 6:30pm – 8pm |
Private and independent sector early years providers focus group |
Online |
Teams |
Monday 20th February 9:30am – 11am |
Key schools partners focus group |
Online |
Teams |
Tuesday 21st February 10am – 11:30am |
Key health and wellbeing partners focus group |
Chalvey Grove Children’s Centre |
Montem School, Chalvey Grove, SL1 2TE |
Wednesday 1st March 10am – 11:30am |
Voluntary sector partners and adult learning focus group |
Monksfield Way Children’s Centre |
Monksfield Way, Britwell, SL2 1QX |
Thursday 9th March 10am – 11:30am |
Early years providers PVI, nursery class, reception schools focus group |
Romsey Close Children’s Centre |
Romsey Close, Sl3 8PE |
You can find further information about the changes we propose to make to Children’s Centres online in the Cabinet Report here.
After the consultation period ends, proposals will be submitted to councillors for final recommendations. A final report will be provided for Slough Borough Council to review.
This consultation has now closed.
Proposals will be submitted to councillors for final recommendations. A final report will be provided for Slough Borough Council to review.
Location: Online - Teams
Location: Penn Road Children’s Centre
Penn Wood School, Penn Road, SL2 1PG
Location: Online - Teams
Location: Chalvey Grove Children’s Centre
Montem School, Chalvey Grove, SL1 2TE
Location: Monksfield Way Children’s Centre
Monksfield Way, Britwell, SL2 1QX
Location: Vicarage Way Children’s Centre
Vicarage Way, Colnbrook, SL3 0JY
Location: Romsey Close Children’s Centre
Romsey Close, Sl3 8PE
Location: Yew Tree Road Children’s Centre
St Marys School, Yew Tree Road, SL1 2AR
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