Best Beginnings, Home-Start UK, and the Parent-Infant Foundation share the findings from their joint COVID-19 survey during lockdown - the #BabiesInLockdown report - revealing devastating experiences & our call on government to make a change Read more
Find the latest advice about Coronavirus (Covid-19) and pregnancy, birth and beyond including links to FAQs from the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in relation to pregnancy, labour, birth and your baby as well as UNICEF Baby Friendly/First Steps Nutrition feeding information. PLUS help lines and useful links to NHS information. Read more
Our vision at Best Beginnings is that all children are given the best start in life and the opportunity to maximise their development, well-being and life chances Read more
We work to inform and empower parents who want to maximise their children's long-term development and well-being
The free multi-award winning app for parents and parents-to-be endorsed by the Department of Health and other leading health organisations in the UK.
We undertake 'embedding and training' work with local authority areas, CCGS, Trusts and other agencies to support the effective use of our resources to support families of young children. Read here about the process of embedding our digital intervention tool, Baby Buddy, into local care pathways.
We take collaboration seriously. Before our resources become available to the public, our Parent Panel members assess, analyse and approve them.
A description of the new Small Wonders e-learning programme featured in on the Heatlh Education England E-learning programme and designed to optimise professional competencies through greater understanding and awareness of evidence and best practice to maximise outcomes for neonates and their families
A sophisticated analytics tool behind Baby Buddy allows us to track uptake and usage by locality, age, gender, ethnicity, language, education, employment and training. It also allows us to identify which videos Baby Buddy users are watching, what questions they’re asking and which features they are using, as an anonymised data set.
Celebrating the birth of Baby Buddy Cyprus. A cancelled launch event (planned in Cyprus for the 19th March) but a growing need as pregnant families move to social Isolation. Comments from Baby Buddy Forward partnership lead, Veronika Christodoulides and a video link of a Cypriot mother showing us how Baby Buddy Cyprus works
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The Duchess of Cambridge has today unveiled the findings of the biggest ever UK study on the early years, in a milestone moment for her work on the importance of early childhood in shaping the rest of our lives and broader societal outcomes. Read more
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