News and impact stories

Better Start Bradford marks ten years of transforming early childhood support as programme concludes

Better Start Bradford has concluded its ten year National Lottery-funded programme - leaving behind a powerful and lasting legacy for the district. Read more here.

Advocating an Integrated Approach to Child Poverty and Best Start In Life

Better Start Bradford strongly advocates for the integration of measures to address child poverty when developing local Best Start in Life implementation plans. Read more here.

Reaching the future workforce

Charlotte Woodhouse, early years facilitator at Better Start Bradford, shows how the partnership was able to provide bespoke training to support the needs of Level 2 and 3 students in local colleges.  

Holding Time Milk Line launched in Baby Week Bradford

Bradford’s green spaces and Family Hubs are set to come alive this autumn with the launch of the Holding Time Milk Line: a creative walking route combining podcasts, poetry, portraiture, and sculpture.

Better data in Bradford

Richard Scholes provides an insightful overview of the implementation and impact of TPP’s SystmOne clinical software, while highlighting the challenges, successes, and transformative outcomes of using the software.

Murals bring colour and community spirit to Esholt caravan site

Residents at the Esholt caravan site are celebrating the arrival of new murals that have transformed the entrance into a vibrant, welcoming space, thanks to Better Place.

Better Start Bradford celebrates 10 years of collaboration, research, and impact at two-day conference

Better Start Bradford and Born in Bradford were proud to host a special two-day conference celebrating 10 years of partnership, community collaboration, and positive impact.

Play Wales conference: a playful day of ideas, conversations and inspiration

Better Place and Better Start Bradford were invited to speak and run workshops at the Play Wales conference in Cardiff on Wednesday 15 October 2025 - and what a day it was!

Families celebrate a decade of Better Start Bradford at Family Fun Event

Families and local organisations turned out in force to celebrate 10 years of Better Start Bradford at a special family fun day!

Embedding prevention and early intervention in midwifery: Better Start Bradford’s legacy

Rachel Middleton looks at how Better Start Bradford is supporting University of Bradford midwifery students to embed key messages in prevention and early intervention

ARCHIVED – Our response to the Government’s Best Start in Life strategy & 10 Year Health Plan for England

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

New family sculpture symbolises thousands of Better Start Bradford families

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.