'Family hubs' will be set up in every London borough through either reconfiguring existing children's centres or setting up new sites.

Acting as a one-stop shop for advice, support and early intervention, the hubs are part of the government's new plans to "give children the best start in life".

It follows evidence that showed children living near the last Labour government's flagship Sure Start centres were more likely to achieve five good GCSE grades later in life.

A total of 82 existing 'family hubs' are listed on the government website though the list is incomplete as it does not include every known children's centre in London, with none listed in Ealing despite it having 25.

Richmond borough has one, The White House Family Hub in Hampton, which is also not listed on the government website.

This week, the Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said Family Hubs would be "a lifeline of consistent support across the nation, ensuring health, social care and education work in unison to ensure all children get the very best start in life".

Many are expected to open inside existing children's centres.

The new family hubs will enable Londoners to "benefit from greater support to make family life easier on their doorstep.. relieving pressure on parents and giving more children the very best start in life" according to the government.

These will roll out in every council area from April 2026 offering interventions and courses which help parents – such as stay and play groups – while providing a "single point of access for services across health, education, and wellbeing".

The plans, backed by over £500 million of government funding, will help "transform the existing family hubs and Start for Life programme" and create up to 1,000 hubs across the country by the end of 2028 – with all 33 local authority areas in London set to benefit.

This includes areas currently without any access to funding to support hubs – Barnet, Bexley, Bromley, City of London, Ealing, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston, Redbridge, Richmond, Sutton, Wandsworth and Westminster.

A Richmond Council spokesperson told Richmond Nub News: "Achieving for Children provide children's services for Richmond Council and are working with partners to create integrated, all-age and needs-led Family Hubs in Richmond.

"We currently have one Family Hub, The White House in Hampton, with plans to expand the Family Hub network in other areas of the borough.

"We have not been informed of any additional funding."

List of existing London family hubs from the government's website

• Barking Learning Centre Community Hub - Barking and Dagenham
• Dagenham Library Community Hub - Barking and Dagenham
• Marks Gate Community Hub - Barking and Dagenham
• Alperton Family Wellbeing Centre - Brent
• Church Lane Family Wellbeing Centre - Brent
• Curzon Crescent Family Wellbeing Centre - Brent
• Fawood Family Wellbeing Centre - Brent
• Granville Plus Family Wellbeing Centre - Brent
• Preston Park Family Wellbeing Centre - Brent
• St Raphael's Family Wellbeing Centre - Brent
• Three Tree's Family Wellbeing Centre - Brent
• Willow Family Wellbeing Centre - Brent
• 1A Children's Centre And Family Hub - Camden
• Agar Children's Centre And Family Hub - Camden
• Harmood Children's Centre And Family Hub - Camden
• Kilburn Grange Children's Centre And Family Hub - Camden
• Regent'S Park Children's Centre And Family Hub - Camden
• Samuel Coleridge Taylor - Croydon
• Woodlands Family Hub - Croydon
• Craig Park Youth & Family Hub - Enfield
• Ponders End Youth & Family Hub - Enfield
• Brookhill Children's Centre - Greenwich
• Quaggy Children's Centre - Greenwich
• Storkway Children's Centre - Greenwich
• Waterways Children's Centre - Greenwich
• Ann Tayler Children And Family Hub - Hackney
• Daubeney Children And Family Hub - Hackney
• Linden Children And Family Hub - Hackney
• Woodberry Down Children And Family Hub - Hackney
• Old Oak Community & Children's Centre - Hammersmith and Fulham
• Stephen Wiltshire Centre - Hammersmith and Fulham
• Tudor Rose Community & Children's Centre - Hammersmith and Fulham
• Muswell Hill Centre Family Hub - Haringey
• Northumberland Family Hub - Haringey
• Rising Green Youth Hub - Haringey
• Triangle Children Young People And Community Centre - Haringey
• Family Hub Central (Lampton) - Hounslow
• Family Hub East (Brentford) - Hounslow
• Family Hub West (Feltham) - Hounslow
• Family Hub Central At New River Green Children's Centre - Islington
• Family Hub North At Hornsey Road Children's Centre - Islington
• Family Hub South At Bemerton Children's Centre - Islington
• Benton's Lane Children's Centre - Lambeth
• Henry Fawcett Children's Centre - Lambeth
• Hitherfield Children's Centre - Lambeth
• Jubilee Children's Centre - Lambeth
• Maytree Children's Centre - Lambeth
• Stockwell Children's Centre - Lambeth
• Bellingham Family Hub - Lewisham
• Deptford Family Hub - Lewisham
• Downham Family Hub - Lewisham
• Elliot Bank Family Hub- Lewisham
• Evelyn Family Hub - Lewisham
• Kaleidoscope Child Development Centre - Lewisham
• Ladywell Family Hub - Lewisham
• Family Hub at Acacia - Merton
• Family Hub at Church Road/Phipps Bridge - Merton
• East Ham Family Hub - Newham
• Manor Park Community Children's Centre - Newham
• Shipman Youth Zone And Family Hub - Newham
• 1st Place Children & Family Hub - Southwark
• Anne Bernadt Children & Family Hub- Southwark
• Dulwich Wood Nursery School And Children & Family Hub - Southwark
• Rye Oak Primary School And Children & Family Hub - Southwark
• South Bermondsey Children & Family Hub - Southwark
• Around Poplar Children And Family Centre - Tower Hamlets
• Chrisp Street Children And Family Centre - Tower Hamlets
• Collingwood Children And Family Centre - Tower Hamlets
• Isle Of Dogs Family Hub - Tower Hamlets
• John Smith Family Hub - Tower Hamlets
• Marner Children And Family Centre - Tower Hamlets
• Meath Gardens Family Hub - Tower Hamlets
• Mile End Children And Family Centre - Tower Hamlets
• Mowlem Children And Family Centre - Tower Hamlets
• Ocean (Shadwell) Children And Family Centre Health Visitor Clinic - Tower Hamlets
• Ocean Children And Family Centre - Tower Hamlets
• Olga Children And Family Centre - Tower Hamlets
• Overland Family Hub - Tower Hamlets
• Wapping And Bigland Children And Family Centre - Tower Hamlets
• Chingford Family Hub - Waltham Forest
• Leytonstone Family Hub - Waltham Forest
• Queen's Road Family Hub - Waltham Forest
• Walthamstow Family Hub - Waltham Forest

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