Hughes told the joint 4Children and Children's Play Council conference on children's play last week that she saw her role as "no less than a crusade".
But she faced tough questioning from delegates, including Sue Woolmer of the Out and About Trust, which supports children with disabilities in Norfolk and Suffolk.
Woolmer said the Government must take into the account the extra costs faced by families with disabled children, who may access free childcare places but still had to pay for one-to-one support for their child.
Sue Redmond of Kensington and Chelsea charity Full of Life, and parent of a child with complex needs, said there was a lack of services for older disabled children. She argued that the Government's eagerly awaited youth green paper should highlight the importance of good transition services.
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