Issue details

Recruitment of Key Roles to Strengthen Early Identification and Preventative Support through the Best Start in Life Programme

 

 

To seek approval for the use of Department for Education Children with Additional Needs funding to strengthen early identification, intervention and support for babies and young children with emerging additional needs, improving inclusion and school readiness outcomes while ensuring compliance with grant requirements and effective delivery through to 2029.    

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: Expenditure > £250,000 (Significant expenditure or savings);

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Wards affected: (All Wards);

Notice of proposed decision first published: 03/09/2026

Decision due: 5 Oct 2026 by Cabinet

Lead director: Executive Director Children and Young People (Director of Childrens Services)

Department: Children and Young People Directorate

Key Decision Reference: CYP-12-26

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