Tasmanian kids struggling with hearing loss will have access to expert care and support under a Labor plan to open two new Shepherd Centres for hearing impaired children.

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Shepherd Centres provide support services including the development of speech and communications skills, life skills and emotional resilience - areas where hearing-impaired children and teens need intensive clinical support.

On his fifth trip to the state since borders opened, Mr Albanese said Tasmanian children deserve the same access to support as those on the mainland.

"Hearing loss is a major disability and it can really impair a young child's education and opportunities in life," he said.

"Kids with hearing loss deserve the best possible start in life and the best possible care and support - no matter where they live.

"It's about time Tasmanian children had access to the same sort of services that are available on the mainland. Labor will make that happen."

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Shepherd Centres chief executive Jim Hungerford said there haven't been any specialist services able to support children with hearing loss.

"We will now be able to be funded to establish two centres, one in Hobart, one in Launceston, to provide that local support for families to be there the moment their child gets diagnosed," he said.

"To support that child through the years through to 18, to ensure that they are going to be able to develop the same spoken language, the same social skills, literacy and then live the life that their family's dream of for them."

Labor's candidate for Bass, Ross Hart said better care was needed for children with hearing loss in the state, with the new centres expected to make a difference.

"Opening a Shepherd Centre in Launceston will make a real and practical difference in the lives of families in northern Tasmania," he said.

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There are no Shepherd Centres in Tasmania and no organisations providing comprehensive, on-the-ground clinical services in the state for children with hearing loss, something Mr Albanese said the new facilities would address.

"The Shepherd Centre does a magnificent job," he said.

"They do a magnificent job on the mainland, but there's no presence here and two centres here, one in the North in Launceston and one in Hobart, will make a major difference, making sure that the services can be provided for families where, and importantly when, they are needed."

At present, Shepherd Centre workers have to fly in from Melbourne to deliver their vital support services in Tasmania.

The new centres will be fully equipped with specially designed equipment and facilities.

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