Our Work
This page features articles and updates detailing the real-world impact of Better Start’s early years systems and evidence-based approaches. It provides insights into ongoing projects and major milestones. You can browse by selecting a category below or view all articles here:
Initiatives and Projects
During Infant Mental Health Awareness Week this year we launched the next iteration of our Better Start Think Baby Toolkit which was shaped with practitioners who kindly shared there insights and expertise on how we can better notice, respond, capture and act on the voices of babies. You can learn more about the toolkit here
As areas begin shaping their neighbourhood health plans, there’s real value in sharing what’s already working elsewhere. And sometimes it's the simple stuff that can make the biggest difference...
New Work & Insight
Director, Clare Law was in Parliament in June with Tom Collins MP and Jess Phillips MP discussing the NSPCC's excellent new report, It Takes a Place, written by Alexandra Galvin The report explores the vital role of multi-agency safeguarding through Family Hubs and the unique opportunity they present. What struck Clare most was the honesty
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During Infant Mental Health Awareness Week this year we launched the next iteration of our Better Start Think Baby Toolkit which was shaped with practitioners who kindly shared there insights and expertise on how we can better notice, respond, capture and act on the voices of babies. You can learn more about the toolkit here
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As areas begin shaping their neighbourhood health plans, there’s real value in sharing what’s already working elsewhere. And sometimes it's the simple stuff that can make the biggest difference...
Building on our Better Start Ready Steady School approach, this collaboration will focus on identifying local priorities and how the model can be adapted and implemented across the Pembrokeshire.
Health visitors are a cornerstone of the early years system – often the only universal service with a window into family wellbeing, parental mental health, parent-infant relationships and early child development.
In a session focusing on professional practice, Better Start presented 'Building Systems for Communication Success: Health Visiting and the Super Six' exploring how we are embedding clear Speech, Language and Communication messaging for parents alongside the Health Visiting pathway.
