The Prime Minister opens Hitherfield Children’s Centre in Streatham – the UK’s 3500th SureStart Centre!

10 SureStart Children’s Centres have been opened under the Labour government in the Streatham constituency since 1997.  Today, Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP, Children & Schools Secretary Ed Balls MP and the Health Secretary Andy Burnham MP opened Labour 3,500th SureStart centre – Hitherfield Children’s Centre in Streatham.  By coincidence, Chuka attended Hitherfield nursery in his early years.  You can watch a video of Ed and Andy explaining what children’s centres do in Streatham and nationally below.