Source · Select Committees · Education Committee
Recommendation 39
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Ensure Best Start Family Hubs incorporate routine SEND screening and allocate dedicated funding for staff training.
Conclusion
The Department for Education must ensure that Best Start Family Hubs incorporate routine SEND screening and awareness as a core part of their early years services, supported by targeted training for staff and childcare providers to enhance early identification and referral. Additionally, dedicated funding must be allocated within childcare expansion and Family Hub budgets specifically to support SEND-related training for early years staff and families of children with SEND, resources, and integrated multi- agency working, ensuring sustainable and effective early intervention. (Recommendation, Paragraph 175)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 11 December 2025. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗