One-stop family hubs to be opened in all English council areas
by Harry Taylor from World news | The Guardian on (#6YEQZ)
Government announces 500m project to provide single point of access for health, education and wellbeing services
One-stop shop family hubs will be rolled out across England to give parents advice and support, the government has announced. The centres will offer help with breastfeeding and housing issues, as well as supporting children's early development and language, ministers said.
The 500m project will open 1,000 centres from April 2026, meaning every council in England will have a family hub by 2028. It will build on the existing family hubs and start for life programme to provide a single point of access for services in health, education and wellbeing.
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