MBE for families champion Kay Gould
Pioneer Kay Gould has been made an MBE for services to children and families.
The former manager of Adderley Children’s Centre, St Saviours Road, Saltley, was pivotal in developing a range of health, social and educational support and programmes for parents at the thriving unit.
Adderley’s nursery caters for 125 pre-schoolchildren and a baby unit for up to 12 babies.
The centre, which employs 40 staff and costs about £1 million a year to run, has a remit to cover 950 addresses, runs an adult learning centre, child support unit, sensory room, a kitchen that can be used as a training centre for cooking and a toddler group.