Sharing knowledge, shaping futures
From 2015-2025, Better Start Bradford delivered over 20 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.
Over 40,000 parents, carers and their 0-3s benefitted over the ten years.
This website shares what was discovered on this incredible journey, to help you and others continue this crucial work.
The earliest years of life are critical to a child's future
That's why Better Start Bradford dedicated a whole decade to working with families from pregnancy to a child's fourth birthday, helping them lay good foundations that would last a lifetime.
We wanted to find out what worked and share it across Bradford and beyond, focusing on:
• Improving children’s diet and nutrition to support healthy physical development and protect against illness in later life
• Supporting children to develop social and emotional skills so they can develop positive relationships and cope with difficult situations
• Helping children develop their language and communication skills, so that they can engage with the world around them
• Bringing about ‘systems change’. This means changing the way that local health, public services and the voluntary and community sector work together with parents to improve outcomes for children
Where would you like to go?
Listen to our podcast series
Earliest Years of Life is an uplifting and engaging podcast series that looks at how formative babies’ earliest months and years are.
Zakra Yasin and Kerry Bennett talk with early years specialists from around the UK, to find out how babies and children can be given the best possible start in life.
Explore the outdoors
Better Place Bradford has been working its magic across parks, streets and green spaces all across Bowling and Barkerend, Bradford Moor and Little Horton to give families with 0-3s safe, fun, attractive places to spend time outdoors!
Start your adventure here >