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Research Bulletins

Research is a key element of the A Better Start Southend programme. Every project we support starts out small and is tested, improved and tested again until we’re sure it works for our local community, and research informs the work we do.

Research Bulletin 32 (2020)

The 32nd edition of our Research Bulletin, bringing you the latest in "what works" in early years!


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Research Bulletin 31 (2020)

The 31st edition of our Research Bulletin, bringing you the latest in 'what works' in early years!


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Research Bulletin 30 (2020)

The 30th edition of our Research Bulletin, bringing you the latest in 'what works' in early years!


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Research Bulletin 29 (2020)

The 29th edition of our Research Bulletin, bringing you the latest in 'what works' in early years!


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Research Bulletin 28 (2019)

A bumper edition of the Research Bulletin for Christmas 2019, with eight different articles digested for you!


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Research Bulletin 27 (2019)

Our 27th Research Bulletin, providing the latest research across our work streams!


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Research Bulletin 26 (2019)

Our 26th Research Bulletin, including updates about mealtime support, the impact of fathers and more!


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Research Bulletin 25 (2019)

Our 25th Research Bulletin brings you the latest research updates, including on perinatal wellbeing and more!


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Research Bulletin 24 (2019)

The latest findings in our 24th Research Bulletin! Including arts-based research methods and more


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Research Bulletin 23 (2019)

The latest findings in our 23rd Research Bulletin, the first of 2019! Including Home Visiting Programmes and more


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Research Bulletin 22 (2018)

The latest findings in our 22nd Research Bulletin, including evidence-based parenting and Mums and Babies in Mind


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Research Bulletin 21 (2018)

The latest findings in our 21st Research Bulletin, including Adverse Life Experience and Pregnancy, plus more


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Research Bulletin 20 (2018)

The latest findings in our 20th Research Bulletin, including Anxiety in Pregnancy and more


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Research Bulletin 19 (2018)

The latest findings in our 19th Research Bulletin, including early language development and conversation and more


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Research Bulletin 18 (2018)

The latest findings in our Research Bulletin, including co-production and compassion and more


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Research Bulletin 17 (2018)

Our 17th Research Bulletin includes: community resilience evaluation, infant language development and more


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Research Bulletin 16 (2018)

Keep updated with our Research Bulletin! This month: public breastfeeding, infant temperament & parenting and more


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Research Bulletin 15 (2018)

Keep up to date with the latest findings in our Research Bulletin, including early years policy and aspirations


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Research Bulletin 14 (2018)

The latest findings in our latest Research Bulletin, including 1yr follow up of the state of child health and more


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Research Bulletin 13 (2018)

The latest findings in our first Research Bulletin of 2018, including reading in the perinatal period and more


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Research Bulletin 12 (2017)

The latest findings in our final Research Bulletin of 2017, including breastfeeding and food allergies, and more


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Research Bulletin edition 11 (2017)

The latest findings, including the impact of obesity on breastfeeding, and more in our eleventh Research Bulletin


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Research Bulletin edition 10 (2017)

Our tenth Research Bulletin including sleep and obesity prevention and digital technology in early years


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Research Bulletin edition 9 (2017)

First-time mothers breastfeeding peer support and Talking Matters programme, all in our ninth Research Bulletin


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Research Bulletin edition 8 (2017)

Our eighth Research Bulletin, including early oral health, early brain development and the impact of worklessness


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Research Bulletin edition 7 (2017)

Our seventh Research Bulletin, including workforce development and breastfeeding, parental influence and more


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Research Bulletin edition 6 (2017)

The sixth ABS Research Bulletin, including communication and language and working with fathers of at-risk children


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Research Bulletin edition 5 (2017)

The fifth ABS Research Bulletin, including a snapshot of Southend’s children’s health and eating well in pregnancy


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Research Bulletin Edition 4 (2017)

Promoting breastfeeding, child development, reading and language interaction and more


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Research Bulletin Edition 3 (2017)

This edition includes a snapshot of child health in the UK and Southend and parenting premature children


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Research Bulletin Edition 2 (2017)

New research and how it influences our work; including communications & language and dietary intake patterns


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Research Bulletin Edition 1 – Feb 2017

First of our regular updates on how the latest early years policy and evidence is influencing our work in Southend


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A decade of A Better Start Southend: Ten years of supporting families and learning for the future.

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