Save Our Sure Start!
The Labour Government introduced Sure Start Children's Centres to help build strong family relationships supported by a network of local services. There are now 3,500 centres helping 2.5m children across the country and 4 centres in the Hemsworth constituency alone.
Now we want to do more to help mums and to make sure dads are included and supported too. For example, those expecting a child will receive a named contact at Sure Start to see them through their early years and be on hand to provide advice.
The Tories would go from Sure Start to Sure Stop. Instead of the universal service Labour has created for all families, David Cameron says he wants to take Sure Start back to when it was just for the very poorest families. The Tories have also said they would cut £200 million each year from the Sure Start budget - which could see one in five children's centres being forced to close.
The campaign being launched today will see families invited to show how much they love their Sure Start centre at a new website www.saveoursurestart.com.