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Welcome to A Better Start Southend

We are a partnership of organisations, communities, and parents. Our 10-year programme, running from 2015 to March 2025, is committed to making Southend the best place in the country to have and raise a child. About us

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Available to all families living in Southend who are expecting a baby or who have children under the age of four
Available to all families living in Southend who are expecting a baby or who have children under the age of four
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You can find information and advice on how to stay well by visiting Southend's health and wellbeing website
You can find information and advice on how to stay well by visiting Southend's health and wellbeing website
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PRESS RELEASE – Support for Families with Babies and Young Children in Southend is Changing
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PRESS RELEASE – Support for Families with Babies and Young Children in Southend is Changing

Support is changing as the ABSS National Lottery Community Fund grant ends in March 2025.
CYP Now Partnership Working Award winners!
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CYP Now Partnership Working Award winners!

A Better Start Southend wins two awards at the Children & Young People Now awards, 24 November 2022
CYP Now Early Years Award winners!
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CYP Now Early Years Award winners!

A Better Start Southend wins two awards at the Children & Young People Now awards, 24 November 2022
Pip’s Treasure Hunt – what happens now?
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Pip’s Treasure Hunt – what happens now?

Pip's Treasure Hunt has now finished - please let us know what you thought!
Expecting Art exhibition – 18 Jan to 19 Feb 2023
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Expecting Art exhibition – 18 Jan to 19 Feb 2023

Expecting Art Exhibition - showcasing local expectant mothers’ creative responses to their pregnancy experiences.
World Book Day – 2 March 2023
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World Book Day – 2 March 2023

A global themed celebration of 'The Bear Who Stared' by Duncan Beedie - in six different languages!

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