FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES
Support for everyone working with families in your area
Consistent messages help parents and carers know what to do and take action.
Share trusted, practical guidance at key stages of a child’s development across Best Start Family Hub and Healthy Babies, schools and health services. When everyone is saying the same thing, families receive clearer, more joined-up support.
Our Guides
Practical advice and guidance for parents and families of young children 0-5 years old.
The Children's Toothbrushing Guide
A practical guide for families on how to care for young children’s teeth, build good toothbrushing habits and prevent tooth decay from the very first tooth.
መምርሒ ስልጠና ባዞ
A practical guide for families on when and how to potty train, with step-by-step advice to help children stop using nappies confidently and successfully.
ምቕባል ምጅማር
A practical guide for families on the key skills children can practise at home to help them feel confident, independent and ready to start Reception.
“I attend a lot of New to Reception meetings and these resources are excellent to discuss with parents. They are genuinely excited to take them away and find them very accessible. They really support the message we have been sharing. Thank you.”
Early Years Toolkits
In this section, you’ll find free, ready-to-use promotional materials and messaging for professionals working in early years settings, schools and local authorities, designed to help you share and promote each of the guides.
Webinar Library
Explore our library of recorded webinars featuring practical, real-world approaches on how to support parents and carers of children aged 0-5 with topics from potty training to starting Reception.
50 mins • 30th April, 2026
Starting Reception - Setting Expectations with Parents
This webinar explores how schools, early years settings and childminders can use Starting Reception to help families understand what starting school really looks like and why children need school readiness skills to thrive from day one.
You'll hear examples of practice from a school and a nursery, and come away with top tips and quick, easy wins.
48 mins • 8th June, 2026
Supporting Parents with Potty Training
This practical and supportive webinar for schools and early years settings explores how to work positively with families around potty training before children start Reception.
We discuss how practitioners can approach sensitive conversations, while balancing the realities and expectations within early years and school settings. Hear from experts in this area, who will share their experience, advice and top tips.
53 mins • 23rd April, 2026
Drive School Readiness for Local Authorities
This webinar explores how to improve school readiness for children starting reception, led by Kindred Squared. It highlights the growing gap between parent expectations and actual readiness, and introduces practical, evidence-based solutions to support early years development.
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