Baby Week Bradford
The annual celebration of babies and all those who care for them, livening up Bradford's Novembers since 2018
Baby Week Bradford is a celebration of babies and toddlers, and a chance to put them – and all the people who care for them – in the spotlight.
Through events, activities and resources, Baby Week Bradford highlights what’s on offer across the district for expectant families and families with babies and toddlers, develops best practice, gives families the opportunity to celebrate babies at some seriously fun-packed events, and raises awareness about early childhood development and the importance of the first 1001 days.
Baby Week Bradford was born in 2018, following in the footsteps of close neighbours, Baby Week Leeds. It’s part of a growing movement, with numerous locations now taking part across the country from 14-20 November each year. Better Start Bradford has co-ordinated Baby Week Bradford since 2018 on behalf of the district, working closely with public and voluntary sector partners.
Baby Week Bradford 2018-2025: The Adventure So Far
In celebration and recognition of bringing Baby Week to Bradford and developing it over 8 fantastic years, we're sharing our journey, experiences and top tips for anyone who might be interested in taking on the challenge in their local area.
Part story, part toolkit, this publication includes:
- The purpose and brief history of Baby Week nationally and in Bradford
- Highlights from each of our 8 years as lead organisation for the Bradford district
- The key ingredients of a Baby Week
- The impact and benefits that have emerged in Bradford
- Our top ten tips for delivering a Baby Week
Looking back
We invite you all to make room for play from 14-20 November for Baby Week Bradford 2024! Programme of event and activities now live...
Find out what happened during Baby Week Bradford 2023, when we focused on nutrition, exercise and physical health - and wiggled like our lives depended on it!
Baby Week Bradford 2022 focused on speech, language and communication in the early years, with Bradford Babies TALKING!
Thinking of organising your own Baby Week?
Join the growing movement of Baby Weeks across the country! The Baby Week UK team has worked tirelessly to encourage other locations to get involved in this growing movement.
They provide guidance, support and resources, including a national steering group, a central website, an annual communications pack and lots more.
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Download our Top Talking Tips resource and explore some of our favourite speech, language and communication resources for the early years
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