Sharing knowledge, shaping futures
Since 2015 Better Start Bradford has provided projects and services for expectant families and families with children aged 0-3 in Bowling and Barkerend, Bradford Moor and Little Horton, to help give children the best start in life.
We're now sharing what we found out, to help others continue this crucial work.
We know the earliest years are critical to a child's future
That's why we've dedicated a whole decade to working with families from pregnancy to a child's fourth birthday, helping them lay good foundations that will last a lifetime.
We wanted to find out what worked and are now sharing it across Bradford and beyond, focusing on:
- Diet, nutrition and healthy physical development
- Social and emotional development
- Speech, language and communication development
- Systems change
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The Better Place Bradford team has been working its magic across green spaces all across the Better Start Bradford area.
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Better Start Bradford's response to the Government releasing their ‘Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life ‘ strategy and their 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future
Find out all about the future for Better Start Bradford and the stone family sculpture that now stands proud and represents thosands of people that have been supported between 2015-2025.
A stone ‘family’ sculpture was unveiled at Bowling Park on Wednesday 11 June 2025 to represent 40,000 plus people that have been supported by Better Start Bradford over the last ten years.
In Volunteers Week 2025, Bradford's finest volunteer stars came together to find out who would be this year's winners of the prestigious Community Stars Awards.
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