The problem of black and minority ethnic (BME) families not accessing children's centres could be addressed by employing a more ethnically diverse workforce, according to research conducted by Daycare Trust.
While children's centres serve families very effectively once they are attending, a recent Ofsted report, How well are they doing?:The impact of children's centres and extended schools, found that they are not always 'sufficiently active in reaching out to groups including... some minority ethnic groups, who did not use the provision' and that 'support for children from minority ethnic groups was sometimes patchy, particularly for children who used English as an additional language.'
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