Claim: In the last eight years, spending cuts led to the closure of children's centres.
Fact-check: Sure Start, school building and tuition fees: the Conservative and Coalition record - Full Fact
Verdict: the number of children's centres in england has fallen by around 500 from 2010 to 2017, and the number of sure start centres has fallen by around 1,200. funding for sure start in england fell by 50% in real terms from 2010/11 to 2016/17.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2018-05-14T00:00:00