At a meeting of its cabinet last week, Lambeth council made the decision to press ahead with the closure of five of its 23 children’s centres, following a public consultation at the beginning of the year.
The closures are a result of a £1.4m cut to the funding the council receives from the Government for children’s centres, as well as cuts of £40m to the council over the next few years.
The five children’s centres that will have their funding withdrawn are: Coin Street, Heathbrook, Lark Hall, Weir Link and Cherry Tree.
Together Coin Street and Cherry Tree children’s centres provide around 150 childcare places.
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