Repurposing of Cruddas Park Early Years Centre 2021 - This consultation has now ended

This consultation ran between 6-22 September 2021. 
 We propose that Cruddas Park Early Years Centre will close and will be repurposed as  an Early Years Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Hub. It would provide flexible shared spaces with access to education and health services for families across the city all in one place. This would build on existing good practice and provide a strategic collaborative approach.
Newcastle City Council will work closely with Newcastle upon Tyne Hospital Trust (NUTH) to deliver services from the Hub including: 
  • Multi-disciplinary early intervention groups 
  • Assessment clinics in a child and family friendly environment 
  • Parent/carer drop-ins  
  • SEND toy library sessions 
  • Training for parent / carers and the Early Years workforce across the city.
If you have any questions about this, or you need this information in another language, such as large print, please contact Ashleigh Robson, Business Management Partner, at: ashleigh.robson@newcastle.gov.uk.
The dates of the consultation period have now been extended to 22 September 2021 at 5pm. The panned consultation meeting on 15 September 2021 at Westgate College has been cancelled.
Read more about our proposals here. 
Read the Letter to Parents and Carers.
Read our full consultation document.
Translated versions of the consultation documents are available in the following languages:
  • Amharic
  • Arabic
  • Bengali (Dhaka)
  • Bengali (Sylheti)
  • Urdu
  • Portuguese
  • Punjabi
  • Tigrinya
  • Turkish
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Start Date

06 September 2021

End Date

10 December 2024

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Result

An informal (pre-publication) consultation upon the proposals took place during the following dates: 06 September to 22 September 2021.The Council has sought to address issues raised in responses to the consultation. The proposed repurposing of the centre as set out in the original consultation document will continue.  However, in response to the strong feedback from stakeholders, the proposed date of closure will move back to the end of the academic year 2021/22 (31 August 2022), with provision closing to children and families at the end of the academic year on Friday 22 July 2022.
We will now begin statutory consultation for the closure of Cruddas Park Early Years Centre and Playgroup. Please see attached copy of the statutory notice which will be placed in the press today (12 October 2021). This Notice is an extract from the complete proposal. Copies of the complete proposal can be obtained from Mark Patton, Assistant Director, Education and Skills, Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8PU or email school.info@newcastle.gov.uk. Within four weeks of the date of publication of these proposals, any person may object to or make comments on the proposals by sending them to Assistant Director, Education and Skills, Newcastle City Council, Civic Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8PU. All representations must be received no later than 5pm on the 10 November 2021.
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