Stories from communities
Setting up a Targeted Healthy Lifestyle Pilot in Nottingham
Lynn McGuinness writes about their Targeted Healthy Lifestyle Pilot helping to support children and families to maintain healthier lifestyles through diet and physical exercise.
Seeing the world through babies’ eyes in times of crisis and change
Richard Newson shares advice from the PAIRS team in Lambeth.
Seeing the world through babies’ eyes
Gill Holden from the National Children’s Bureau and Zakra Yasin from Better Start Bradford describe a baby’s perspective on how Covid-19 has impacted the infant-parent relationship
Safe Steps domestic abuse support
Zoe Hill writes about the commissioning of ‘Safe Steps’ to deliver the Early Years Independent Domestic Violence Advisor (EY IDVA) service in 2021.
Research, policy and practice news – May 2019
The latest news for the early years sector highlighted at recent A Better Start ‘Communities of Practice’
Replacing ‘should’ with ‘why’ and ‘wow’
An explanatory approach to communicating early childhood development.
Reframing infant mental health
Melanie Farman describes how Blackpool reframed Infant Mental Health Awareness Week for the local community.
Referral guide for local practitioners
With more than 30 services available to LEAP families and practitioners, awareness and understanding of what support is offered is key to improving access and uptake
The LEAP response to COVID-19: two months into lockdown
Reflecting on the impact of COVID-19 on BAME communities, Carla Stanke discusses the next steps in rebuilding support.
Reducing Inequalities in early childhood – lessons from A Better Start
Ava Berry considers work to counteract the negative impacts of inequalities on young lives.