Nursery World - Interview - Andrea Leadsom

A year since the publication of The Best Start for Life, the chair of the Early Years Review tells Nicole Weinstein about how the Government’s vision for family hubs is taking shape following the £500 million earmarked for families and early years support in the October 2021 budget and spending review

WHAT SERVICES WILL NEW PARENTS BE ABLE TO ACCESS FROM FAMILY HUBS?

Babies are at the heart of the services that are being developed around family hubs. Every family will be offered the six joined-up universal services that make up the minimum Start for Life offer in Family Hubs: midwifery, health visiting, breastfeeding support, mental health support, safeguarding, and disability support. Through the National Centre for Family Hubs Toolkit, we are advocating that the universal services should be available physically, virtually, and through outreach work. Local authorities (LAs) will also provide additional ‘universal plus’ services, based on local need, such as smoking cessation courses; English as a second language; couple counselling; and domestic violence reduction schemes.

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