Services offered by The Streatham Hub are under threat in Lambeth Labour’s restructuring of children's centres. More that 450 families a month currently use the centre with at least 175 children (from newborn to 4 years old) attending with their parents each week.
Five of Lambeth’s 23 children’s centres are set to close - with a further seven suffering drastic cuts.
The Streatham Hub, which is situated in the church building nest to the large Tesco in Streatham, is well used and easily accessible. It is open all day Monday to Friday with play, drop in, music, family, health and educational sessions in addition to offering work and community related advice.
With 97% of local under-fives registered at Streatham Hub, the essential services it provides are already over-subscribed.
Green Party councillors have found a way to maintain all 23 of Lambeth’s Children's Centres open and fully functioning; they propose that a small percentage of the extra money being pumped into the Councils reserves be kept back to continue investing in our children.
Parents are asking for this essential service to remain open in it's current form. Without The Streatham Hub local families will have no where to go. Lone parents, in particular, rely on the services offered to work, catch up on essential chores and shopping and to combat loneliness by socialising with other parents. Providing all parents with much needed respite from full time parenting and offering health advice and support.
Research shows that every pound spent on early years care and education reaps benefits later on in life. Closing children's centres and cutting services will have a detrimental effect on the most vulnerable members of our community and is a false economy.
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Streatham Green party
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May 19, 2019
I spent the entire morning scrolling through the comments and honestly it just breaks my heart reading about how much everyone relies on these sessions for simple things like catching up on errands or just feeling a bit less alone. I have been drafting a massive letter to the council office trying to make sense of their numbers because it seems like they are ignoring the reality of the situation on the ground here near the Tesco.
May 19, 2019
I was just staring at the screen and honestly it feels surreal how much this has grown. It is purely overwhelming to see so many families jumping in because I know how much that center means to our daily routines. Just keep talking about it because someone in the council offices has to notice this eventually.
Reached 100 supporters
May 19, 2019
31 Comments
Children's centres were a life line to Mensa parent and as a mental health care professional working with under 5s they are a fantastic resource and a great way to start suitable referrals without stigma
This is an important local resource for families with young children. I totally agree with Councillor Griffiths' comment that investment in early years of childhood can prevent bigger problems in later life. The trouble is, it is difficult to quantify in money terms what is saved in the future by early investment.
please do not close this wonderful local facility, its been an incredible space for me and my family throughout the years. London is a very expensive city and facilities like this one make such a big impact on the upbringing of less disadvantage children, specially those who otherwise cannot go on regular holidays or have access to nurseries until the reach 3. It would be heart breaking to see this wonderful plave vanish.
As Lambeth has one of the highest levels of youth violence in London and has a massive chasm between the most privileged and the least it is criminally negligent for Lambeth council to prescribe closing 5 children's centres and limit the opening hours of a further 7. The long term consequences are dire and it will cost far more both in human misery and financially to save a little money in the short term. Follow the Green policy of reducing your reserves slightly in order to maintain current children's centre provision. Our children will thank you for it.
The most important years for development, cognitive social, emotional are years 1 to 5. Why would you close centres down ? So u can deal with any problems at age 15???? It doesn't make any sense.
As evidenced by high demand, Streatham hub provides wonderful provision for early years care. It would be a huge shame to lose it
Our children need this children’s centres.Thanks to them I have support and met another mums,and my child met his friends.
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Services offered by The Streatham Hub are under threat in Lambeth Labour’s restructuring of children's centres. More that 450 families a month currently use the centre with at least 175 children (from newborn to 4 years old) attending with their parents each week.
Five of Lambeth’s 23 children’s centres are set to close - with a further seven suffering drastic cuts.
The Streatham Hub, which is situated in the church building nest to the large Tesco in Streatham, is well used and easily accessible. It is open all day Monday to Friday with play, drop in, music, family, health and educational sessions in addition to offering work and community related advice.
With 97% of local under-fives registered at Streatham Hub, the essential services it provides are already over-subscribed.
Green Party councillors have found a way to maintain all 23 of Lambeth’s Children's Centres open and fully functioning; they propose that a small percentage of the extra money being pumped into the Councils reserves be kept back to continue investing in our children.
Parents are asking for this essential service to remain open in it's current form. Without The Streatham Hub local families will have no where to go. Lone parents, in particular, rely on the services offered to work, catch up on essential chores and shopping and to combat loneliness by socialising with other parents. Providing all parents with much needed respite from full time parenting and offering health advice and support.
Research shows that every pound spent on early years care and education reaps benefits later on in life. Closing children's centres and cutting services will have a detrimental effect on the most vulnerable members of our community and is a false economy.
Thank you for signing
Streatham Green party
Updates
May 19, 2019
I spent the entire morning scrolling through the comments and honestly it just breaks my heart reading about how much everyone relies on these sessions for simple things like catching up on errands or just feeling a bit less alone. I have been drafting a massive letter to the council office trying to make sense of their numbers because it seems like they are ignoring the reality of the situation on the ground here near the Tesco.
May 19, 2019
I was just staring at the screen and honestly it feels surreal how much this has grown. It is purely overwhelming to see so many families jumping in because I know how much that center means to our daily routines. Just keep talking about it because someone in the council offices has to notice this eventually.
Reached 100 supporters
May 19, 2019
31 Comments
Streatham Hub is part of my babies life and has been sinc she was a few months old. Amazing support also for parents. Please keep open so important for our community
Children's centres were a life line to Mensa parent and as a mental health care professional working with under 5s they are a fantastic resource and a great way to start suitable referrals without stigma
This is an important local resource for families with young children. I totally agree with Councillor Griffiths' comment that investment in early years of childhood can prevent bigger problems in later life. The trouble is, it is difficult to quantify in money terms what is saved in the future by early investment.
please do not close this wonderful local facility, its been an incredible space for me and my family throughout the years. London is a very expensive city and facilities like this one make such a big impact on the upbringing of less disadvantage children, specially those who otherwise cannot go on regular holidays or have access to nurseries until the reach 3. It would be heart breaking to see this wonderful plave vanish.
As Lambeth has one of the highest levels of youth violence in London and has a massive chasm between the most privileged and the least it is criminally negligent for Lambeth council to prescribe closing 5 children's centres and limit the opening hours of a further 7. The long term consequences are dire and it will cost far more both in human misery and financially to save a little money in the short term. Follow the Green policy of reducing your reserves slightly in order to maintain current children's centre provision. Our children will thank you for it.
The most important years for development, cognitive social, emotional are years 1 to 5. Why would you close centres down ? So u can deal with any problems at age 15???? It doesn't make any sense.
As evidenced by high demand, Streatham hub provides wonderful provision for early years care. It would be a huge shame to lose it
Our children need this children’s centres.Thanks to them I have support and met another mums,and my child met his friends.
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Streatham Hub is part of my babies life and has been sinc she was a few months old. Amazing support also for parents. Please keep open so important for our community