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Case studies and best practice are key to developing sustainable Sure Start Children's Centres into the future. These video clips give a flavour of the potential range of partnerships and services which can be used in successful Sure Start Children's Centres delivery across England.

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Hemlington Children's Centre Middlesbrough (currently unavailable)

Knowsley Sure Start Children's Centres (Hilltop Children's Centre)

Leicestershire Successful Sure Start Children's Centres Delivery (It's all about the community)

Redcar and Cleveland Childrens's centres and Early Years Services

Knowsley Sure Start Children's Centres

Hilltop Children's Centre

A good example of how LAs can promote their centres, Knowsley's 15 Sure Start Children's Centres have much to offer children under 5 and their families. This video features some of the activities, children and comments from parents at Hilltop Children's Centre featuring facilities such as:

stay and play

messy play

story trail

mini movers - health and devlopment

sensory room

baby massage

local library's story and rhyme time

training courses

The centre also has strong parental participation and engagement and with the local community. It also offers practical help on day to day issues and provides access to outreach, partnership and universal services.

Redcar and Cleveland Case Studies

The right hand side of this web page has a changing selection of thirteen short video clips you can click on to play which showcasing children's centres and early years services across Redcar and Cleveland.

Guide to video clips:

	Dormanstown CC Emphasis on local consultation and accessibility of services		East Cleveland CC Coverage of six villages with emphasis on health partnerships
	East Locality Playbus Rural outreach facility where a creche is provided to areas without a children's centres for two hours at each location		Eston CC Emphasis on partnerships with other organisations and parental involvement
	Grangetown CC Emphasis on the importance of volunteers, food hygiene activities and contribution to local employment		Guisborough CC Emphasis on baby massage and comminications, play health and family workers
	Marske CC Emphasis on family story sharing and partnership working with Shelter and creating an outdoor area		Ormesby and Normanby CC Pilot scheme with community police prescence
	Redcar CC Emphasis on crafts for parents and access to the Family Information Service		Redcar Coast CC The naming of Rainbow Lane Children's Centre
	Saltburn CC Located within the Saltburn Learning Campus. The emphasis is on adult training and learning support		Skelton CC Empahsis is on Jobcentre Plus support, parent self-development, supporting training and access to childcare and health employment
	South Bank CC Near the new school with an emphasis on locally driven services

Leicestershire Case Studies

These video clips from Leicestershire County Council give a flavour of the range of partnerships and services involved in successful Sure Start Children's Centres delivery and encourage awareness among children's services professionals.

Hill Top Children's Centre, Knowsley

Redcar and Cleveland Children's Centres and Early Years Services

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Redcar and Cleveland Case Studies

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