Family Hubs and Start for Life programme
This programme aims to join up and enhance services delivered through transformed family hubs in local authority areas, ensuring all families can access the support they need.
This collection includes:
- information and resources for the 75 eligible local authorities taking part in the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme in England
- guidance for all local authorities in England to support them in publishing their local Start for Life offers and establishing Start for Life parent and carer panels
About the Family Hubs and Start for Life programme
The Family Hubs and Start for Life programme helps meet commitments in The best start for life: a vision for the 1,001 critical days, published as government policy in March 2021. This programme is jointly led by the Department for Education (DfE) and Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
The programme will also support the creation of a network of family hubs.
The Family Hubs and Start for Life programme guide outlines:
- the programme’s vision and objectives
- what the 75 eligible local authorities are expected to deliver and achieve to meet the expectations of the programme
The programme’s objective is to join up and enhance services delivered through transformed family hubs in local authority areas, ensuring all parents and carers can access the support they need when they need it.
The programme will:
- provide support to parents and carers so they are able to nurture their babies and children, improving health and education outcomes for all
- contribute to a reduction in inequalities in health and education outcomes for babies, children and families across England by ensuring that support provided is communicated to all parents and carers, including those who are hardest to reach and/or most in need of it
- build the evidence base for what works when it comes to improving health and education outcomes for babies, children and families in different delivery contexts
Contact details
Email:
- DHSC: [email protected]
- DfE: [email protected]
For freedom of information requests, email DHSC at [email protected] or contact DfE online.