Sure Start service is urged for more youth provision

By Laura Marcus, Nursery World, 19 July 2007

A Sure Start-style programme to create 2,000 youth centres is a key recommendation made last week in the Make Space Youth Review.

The year-long review, conducted by the charity 4Children and funded by food manufacturer Nestle, was chaired by former MP Oona King. Over 16,000 young people were interviewed around the country, as well as parents, teachers and youth workers. Anne Longfield, chief executive of 4Children, said, 'The two really strong points that were universal across the country were, first, that children were very fearful about their own safety, and second, that 80 per cent felt they did not have places to go with positive opportunities and...

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