Happy New Year and welcome to a new decade! Since joining Better Start Bradford in April 2019 I have been getting to know the team, our projects, partners and families, and learning about the incredible work that is underway. I’ve also been getting to know Bradford better. I have recently bough...
Our Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) project has been busy working with the FNP National Unit and Dartington Social Research Unit to monitor the effectiveness of an adaptation they’ve made to the programme here in Bradford. The adaptation helps mums ‘mentalise’ their baby, which means helping...
Community Stars winner, Alice Wilkinson is celebrating again after securing a Parents in the Lead award for her breastfeeding pack project. Alice, who won the Early Years Community Stars category thanks to her innovative breastfeeding idea, will receive £410 to be able to provide more breastfeed...
Better Start Bradford has today launched a £295,000 activity fund, which gives parent-led groups the chance to apply for funding to run activities for families in the Bowling and Barkerend, Bradford Moor and Little Horton areas of Bradford. Funding of between £500 and £2,000 is available for the...
Nearly 20 dads came together yesterday at a Better Start Bradford workshop to discuss their role in getting Bradford’s children off to the best possible start in life. The workshop was the first in a series of events Better Start Bradford, an innovative partnership programme, is running to engage ...