Here you will find a range of useful links to support you through parenthood throughout England, Scotland and Wales.
UK-wide
Start for Life NHS – All the support you need about pregnancy, babies, healthy child development, childcare and early education.
Tiny Happy People – Activities, play ideas, tips and advice to help you learn about babies and toddlers’ early development.
BookTrust – Tips and advice to share stories together as sharing stories together regularly, in the early years and beyond, has transformative and life changing benefits
Child Accident Prevention Trust – Find out how you can keep children and young people safe with our practical, actionable advice on the main accident risks
Speech and Language UK – Help and support for families who have concerns about their child’s speech and language development.
- Contact a Family – advice, information and support for families with disabled children
- Little People’s Plates – advice and information on nutrition and healthy eating for young children.
- About Allergy – National Charity with information and support about allergies
- ICON Cope – When babies cry it can be stressful and overwhelming. Help is out there and all you need to do is ask
- NCT – pregnancy, birth and parenthood advice
- Potty Genius – Potty training resources
- ERIC – Potty training: how to start & best age to potty train
- Tax credits calculator
- The Family Fund – helps families with severely disabled or seriously ill children with grants
- The Infant & Toddler Forum – Ten Steps for a Healthy Pregnancy
- The Lullaby Trust, Public Health England, Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative and Basis (Baby Sleep Info Source, Durham University) have a range of resources for parents and health professionals on reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
- NSPCC – support and advice for parents on a range of advice available including parenting advice, managing family life, friends and relationships, staying safe online, and more.
- Window blind safety – free impartial advice on how to make your existing window blinds child safe and what to look for in new blinds
England
Childcare Choices – find out if you are eligible for funded childcare.
What to expect in the EYFS – A parent’s guide to the Early Years Foundation Stage
Birth to 5 Matters – Information for parents on learning and development for children under 5
Scotland
- Realising the ambition: Being Me – Play Scotland
- Early learning and childcare | Care Inspectorate Hub
- Go Safe with Ziggy: fun activities and information to help children stay safe on the roads
- Play Talk Read: play ideas for parents to support their child
Wales
- Change4Life: advice to make positive changes, to eat well and to live longer
- Food and Health Guidelines for Early years and Childcare Settings in Wales
- Wales Family Information Service (FIS)
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