| Summary: | The Evaluation of Children’s Centres in England (ECCE) is a six-year study commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE), and undertaken by NatCen Social Research, the University of Oxford and Frontier Economics. ECCE aims to provide an indepth understanding of children’s centre services, including their effectiveness for children and families and an assessment of their economic cost and value for money.<br/> This brief reports on visits to 121 Phase 1 and Phase 2 children’s centres (intended to be in poorer areas) across England in 2012, 117 of which were visited again in 2013. Visits assessed the range of activities and services that centres deliver, partnership working methods, leadership and management, evidence-based practice and an area profiling of centre ‘reach’.
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