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?

Pip's Treasure Hunt has now finished - please let us know what you thought!

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

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

Hundreds of families attend as A Festival of Conversations 2022 comes to an end after hosting nearly 40 events across Southend

As events over the last two weeks come to a close, we begin to reflect on the impact of Festival of Conversations

The opening of Festival of Conversations 2022 – 12 October

The Festival of Conversations gets underway with 40 free events for Southend families

ABSS Launches More Than 40 Events As Part Of The Festival of Conversations Across Southend

Raising Southend; a Festival of Conversations is returning...

A Better Start Southend shortlisted for two prestigious ‘Children and Young People Now’ awards

A very proud moment for the ABSS partnership

What’s on with Your Family

Find out about our upcoming events: Play and Learn, Tiny Touch and Feel Good Fridays!

July’s Health Message from the YourFamily Specialist Health Visitor

This month's health message from YourFamily's Specialist Health Visitor

Be matched with a volunteer and enjoy family life even more!

Find out more about how volunteering can help you and how to become a volunteer

Gain qualifications and experience with our Work Skills team

Find out more about careers in nursing, photography and food safety this month

June health message from the YourFamily Health Visitor

This month's health message from YourFamily's Specialist Health Visitor

Summer at The Hub!

Download our timetable of activity at The Hub and have some fun with your little one this summer!

Feeding your family

Learn more about feeding your family on a budget

Mental Health Awareness Week: Stasia’s story

Read all about how Stasia was supported with her mental health by our Perinatal Mental Health team

ABSS Supports Autism Acceptance Week

ABSS was proud to support Autism Acceptance Week, celebrated nationwide from the 28th March to the 3rd April

MP for Southend West, Anna Firth Visits A Better Start Southend at Trustlinks Westcliff

Read all about Anna Firth MP's visit to A Better Start Southend

Feel Good Fridays

YourFamily are running a five week drop in, for parents to share their experiences of parenting

April’s Health Message from the YourFamily Specialist Health Visitor

This month's health message from YourFamily's Specialist Health Visitor

Femi’s Story: Awaiting a Diagnosis

Read about how our Family Support Workers supported Femi & his family while they awaited a diagnosis for Autism

YourFamily Drop in Sessions

You can meet and speak with a YourFamily Practitioner

March’s Specialist Health Visitor Advice

Did you know that new-borns divide their sleep equally between day and night?

Chaos & Calm Weekly Sessions

Chaos & Calm seeks to enrich the lives of children with complex needs and those who care for them...

ABSS delivering improved outcomes – an emerging picture

Hear from ABSS Chair, Alex Khaldi & Research and Evaluation Manager, Clare Littleford on the emerging story of ABSS

Consider a career in the NHS

Introducing the new Anchor programme

YourFamily Safe & Well Workshops

YourFamily's Safe & Well at Home Workshops are sessions on the wellbeing and safety of baby and young children

Bump to Breast support group

ABSS is dedicated to delivering breastfeeding support from pregnancy to the first months of a baby's life

Measuring the impact of the A Better Start Southend programme: how can you help?

Share your thoughts about A Better Start Southend for a chance to win £50!

We’re looking for parents to help us shape our legacy – can you help?

We want parents as experts by experience to help us leave a decent legacy for our families in Southend

New ABSS Vacancies

Looking for a new job to kickstart 2022? ABSS is pleased to announce that we are currently recruiting for 3 roles!

Something for every day of the week

A full list of our events can be found on our Events page

A Better Start Southend Work Skills

Read how mum-of-two Aarna accessed Work Skills support to start her own business