Parents will have access to dedicated special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) professionals at new family hubs in a bid to identify children who need support before they start school.

Families of babies and toddlers will be able to access specialist SEND support within the Government’s new Best Start Family Hubs, which will start to be rolled out from 2028 in councils across England and Wales.

The move, announced by ministers, is aimed to bring in earlier identification of children with SEND, in an attempt to ease pressure on the creaking special educational needs system within schools. New Feature

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