Thursday 5th March 2026 @ 10:15 am – 12:00 pm –
View eventFriday 13th February 2026 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm –
Join the Better Place team for outdoor fun for families with children aged 0-3 at the natural play area at parks in the Better Start Bradford area.
View eventFrom 2015 to 2025 we delivered over 20 evidence-led projects and services for expectant families and families with children aged 0-3 in Bowling and Barkerend, Bradford Moor and Little Horton. What did we find out?
View pageBetter 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.
View postWednesday 25th March 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm –
Join the Better Place team for outdoor fun for families with children aged 0-3 at the natural play area at parks in the Better Start Bradford area.
View eventWednesday 25th February 2026 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm –
Join the Better Place team for outdoor fun for families with children aged 0-3 at the natural play area at parks in the Better Start Bradford area.
View eventFriday 27th March 2026 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm –
View eventFriday 27th February 2026 @ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm –
View eventA collection of articles written by subject matter experts across the length and breadth of the Better Start Bradford programme
View pageWe've poured our expertise into a range of toolkits and other resources for early years settings, anyone working or volunteering with families with young children, or anyone training the early years workforce.
View pageA practical workbook for Bradford T Level Early Years and Education students, to expand their knowledge and link theory to practice whilst out on placement
View pageA practical toolkit for voluntary and community organisations wishing to develop their work with dads and male carers, drawn from our 10 years of work in Bradford
View pageIn 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
View pageTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postBaby Week Bradford is back for the 8th year from 14-20 November 2025, and this time it’s all about YOU, with Caring for You…Caring for Baby.
View postRichard 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.
View postFind out all about the future for Better Start Bradford and see the new family sculpture that proudly represents the thousands of individuals we've supported between 2015-2025.
View postResidents 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.
View postGo on a caring adventure with your little ones this Baby Week Bradford - and all year round - with 6 low-cost/no-cost activities to try out...
View pageBetter 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.
View postBetter 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!
View postFamilies and local organisations turned out in force to celebrate 10 years of Better Start Bradford at a special family fun day!
View postRachel Middleton looks at how Better Start Bradford is supporting University of Bradford midwifery students to embed key messages in prevention and early intervention
View postWe invited you to make time for self care from 14-20 November for Baby Week Bradford 2025! Find out more...
View pageReferences and links from Better Start Bradford's Project Impact Reports 2015 to 2025
View pageBetter 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
View postFind out all about the future for Better Start Bradford and see the new family sculpture that proudly represents the thousands of individuals we've supported between 2015-2025.
View postTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postIn 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.
View postMonday 9th March 2026 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm –
Join the Better Place team for outdoor fun for families with children aged 0-3 at the natural play area at parks in the Better Start Bradford area.
View eventMonday 16th March 2026 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm –
Join the Better Place team for outdoor fun for families with children aged 0-3 at the natural play area at parks in the Better Start Bradford area.
View eventTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postOver 300 volunteers have given their time and skills to make a real, lasting difference to families in Bowling and Barkerend, Bradford Moor and Little Horton since the start of the Better Start Bradford programme.
View projectFunded through the Happy Early Years (HEY!) Fund, Sensory Art Adventures provided sessions using various art activities for families with 0-3s and expectant parents.
View projectGrandmother of 13, Shaheena received £2,500 to deliver a soft play group at Horton Park Primary School.
View projectToddle Ball received £1,705 to deliver fun and engaging football sessions for families with 0-4s.
View projectWhere the Wild Things Are received £2,499 to deliver a six-week stay and learn group offering families with 0-4s the opportunity to meet live animals up close.
View projectTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postWonder Tots received £2,500 to offer a stay and learn group to give young children a head start before joining nursery education in a fun, interactive and safe environment.
View projectImagination Tree received £2,232 to deliver fun and playful sessions with creative storytelling activities by exploring different stories and bringing them to life with interactive play.
View projectThe Happy Early Years (HEY!) Fund enabled parents and carers in the Better Start Bradford area to apply for up to £2,500 to develop ideas and initiatives for local families and their 0-3s.
View projectHappy Time received £2,346 to offer an educational outdoor group with various activities for parents and children including nature play, sensory play, messy play and much more.
View projectLittle Farmers received £2,204 to offer various activities for children and parents, centred around learning about farm animals. Activities included crafts, dancing, messy play, rhymes, singing, stories and much more.
View projectThornbury Tots received £2030 to offer various activities for children and parents, including soft play, sensory play, messy play, singing, dancing and exercise.
View projectExplore some of the best places to get free support across the Bradford district if you're expecting a baby or have young children.
View pageLittle Minds Matter is a specialised parent-infant relationship service working with infants, their families, and associated professional networks. It formed part of the Better Start Bradford programme from 2018 to 2024.
View projectBorn in Bradford’s Better Start (BiBBS) is a birth cohort study that aims to understand the effects of the early-life interventions led by Better Start Bradford on children’s health and development.
View projectESOL for Pregnancy was an embedded English course helping women develop their language skills. ESOL with Infants was a follow-on project helping parents and carers develop their language skills through sharing books.
View projectActing as a ‘professional friend’, volunteer doulas helped pregnant women and birthing people navigate their pregnancy journey and make positive choices as part of the Better Start Bradford programme from 2017 to 2024.
View projectFamily Nurse Partnership (FNP) is an evidence-based, preventative programme for first-time parents. It was delivered as part of the Better Start Bradford programme from 2016 to 2019.
View projectMECSH is a programme of regular home visits with the same Health Visitor. Originally developed in Australia, it was delivered as part of the Better Start Bradford programme from 2021 to 2023.
View projectThe Innovation Fund enabled organisations to pilot new, innovative approaches robustly over a period of a year, with potential for them to become a fully-fledged Better Start Bradford project.
View projectResilient Dads is a holistic personal development and parenting skills programme aiming to develop the skills and competence of dads/male carers to support the social, emotional, and cognitive development of their 0-3s.
View projectThe Play Gym and Hubert St. Kitchen provides a fun, free, creative play space for young children, and provides parents/carers the opportunity to access support, practical training and advice.
View projectThe HIDVA project identifies victims at early stages of domestic abuse and intervenes to provide multiagency support, while upskilling practitioners on how to recognise and respond to domestic abuse.
View projectOlder Yet Wiser received funding to deliver a series of workshops for grandparents with child-caring responsibilities to enable them to contribute to their grandchildren’s social and emotional wellbeing.
View projectHorton Community Farm and Grow To School joined forces to create their Growing Together project to bring parents/carers and young children together to learn to grow, cook and eat their own produce.
View projectThe University of Leeds received funding to improve oral health for 0-3s to deliver their ‘Enhancing the HABIT’ oral health intervention with the area’s Health Visitors.
View projectThe Better Place project has transformed parks and green spaces for the benefit of families with play equipment and facilities specifically designed for 0-3s, right across the Better Start Bradford area.
View projectThe Breastfeeding Support Project helped families meet their breastfeeding goals through trained, employed peer supporters. It was delivered as part of the Better Start Bradford programme from 2018 to 2024.
View projectIncredible Years (Toddler Basic) is an established evidence-based parenting programme, promoting positive attachment. It was delivered as part of the Better Start Bradford programme from 2018 to 2024.
View projectHome-Start Better Start is a peer support intervention, providing emotional and practical support to families with 0-3 year olds, and ran as part of the Better Start Bradford programme from 2017 to 2024.
View projectHAPPY aimed to reduce childhood obesity risk by targeting an at-risk group - during and after pregnancy - by promoting healthy behaviours. It was part of the Better Start Bradford programme from 2018 to 2022.
View projectBaby Steps is a relationships-based perinatal parent education programme. It was delivered as part of the Better Start Bradford programme from 2018 to 2024.
View projectFind out all about the HEY! Fund celebration, plus a celebration of 10 years of A Better Start
View postI CAN encompassed training sessions, guidance and support for childcare practitioners, designed to improve the language environment for young children attending early years settings.
View projectTalking Together was designed to improve the home learning environment for children aged 2 who are at risk of language development delay, and formed part of the Better Start Bradford programme from 2015 to 2024.
View projectHENRY’s Healthy Families programme guides groups of parents and carers towards healthier habits for the whole family and was part of the Better Start Bradford programme from 2016 to 2024.
View projectThe Forest School Play Project was an adventurous nature-based play programme that has brought an array of learning opportunities for young children, their families and the early years workforce
View projectCooking for a Better Start offered practical cooking sessions to parents/carers of children aged 0-3 years, to build knowledge and skills around cooking low-cost, healthy meals from scratch, and healthy eating
View projectThe Perinatal Support Service helped pregnant women and women with babies who were suffering/at risk from mild-moderate mental health issues, from 2015 to 2024.
View projectBetter Start Imagine gifted over 275,000 books to children aged 0-3 from 2016 to 2024, to promote and model the importance of sharing books with young children.
View projectTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postOur Personalised Midwifery Project provided women and their families with personalised, continuous care before, during and after the birth of their baby. It ran from 2015 to 2024.
View projectWatch the Better Place project's new film, find out about how we're developing the future workforce, and read the latest insight report from our national partnership
View postOur Director, Gill Thornton, kicks off our news articles for 2025 with her reflections of 2024 and enthusiasm and excitement for the journey this final year of our programme will take
View postDownload the Baby Week Bradford logo, social media images and other promotional resources
View pageLook back at Baby Week Bradford 2024, find out about some fantastic funding news from some of our projects, and enjoy some articles and recent learning webinars
View postTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postIt's the festive season and we've pulled together 12 Holly Jolly Moments to share with you from our Better Start Bradford journey 2015-2025
View pageThursday 12th February 2026 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm –
Join the Better Place team for outdoor fun for families with children aged 0-4 at the natural play area at parks in the Better Start Bradford area.
View eventThursday 19th March 2026 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm –
Join the Better Place team for outdoor fun for families with children aged 0-4 at the natural play area at parks in the Better Start Bradford area.
View eventThursday 23rd April 2026 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm –
Join the Better Place team for outdoor fun for families with children aged 0-4 at the natural play area at parks in the Better Start Bradford area.
View eventAs we approach the conclusion of the 10-year Better Start Bradford programme in 2025, we held the first in a series of events to share our learning and celebrate the programme's achievements.
View postCharlotte Woodhouse, Early Years Facilitator, shares how Better Start Bradford worked with Bradford Museums and Galleries to develop their early years offer.
View postFriday 13th February 2026 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm –
View eventFriday 13th March 2026 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm –
View eventFriday 27th March 2026 @ 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm –
View eventWe invite you all to make room for play from 14-20 November for Baby Week Bradford 2024! Programme of event and activities now live...
View pageAdele Adams, Project Manager of the Better Place project, looks at how their outdoor play sessions helped a young local family.
View postTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postShummel Uddin, Community Engagement Manager, shares insights into our work with dads
View postTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postThe Neighbourhoods Project ran from 2019 to optimise recruitment into Better Start Bradford projects from under-represented groups, and to ensure that the programme messages reached as many families as possible.
View projectTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postBaby Week Bradford began in 2018. Find out more about this annual celebration of babies and all those who care for them, and look back at previous years' activities and resources.
View pageA downloadable booklet for families, showing how everything they do together helps your baby’s brain develop. It’s never too early to start - from bump, to babies to toddlers...
View pageTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
View postWe’re over the moon to welcome you to our new website! We invite you to have a look around…
View postTanya is one of our Home-Start Better Start volunteers. Here she shares how volunteering has increased her confidence and helped her with her own anxiety issues.
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