On Wednesday (10 January), the Department for Education (DfE) announced that its Family Hubs are now operating in 75 local authorities, providing support to families with children from birth to age 19, and age 25 for those with SEND, with a range of free services.
Government names 75 local areas to operate family hubs
To 'mark the milestone', it has also launched a new campaign to support parents to further their child’s development. It is in response to new research that suggests more than 80 per cent of parents are unaware that their child’s brain is 90 per cent grown by the age of five.
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