We wanted to share with you the story of just one of the families we have supported during lockdown. This family has six children aged 3, 5, 7, 11, 14 and 17. They live in a small house with the four girls (aged 6-14) all sharing one bedroom. The dad has a low paid job

Running out of ideas of ways to teach your little ones this lockdown? We are here to help! The key to learning for under fives is to make the lesson as fun as possible – children learn best through play. Continuing with our #TopTips for parents, here is the first in a series of leaflets

We are delighted to share our latest Top Tip for parents leaflet with you, which is all about the enormous value of music and movement for children under 5.  We hope you find it helpful and it inspires you to try some of the suggested activities. Thanks to Wokingham Children's Centres and our very own Tools for

Thought we'd share this newsletter from parentingspecialchildren.co.uk which lists all the online events they've got going on in the next few weeks and how to contact them. Parenting Special Children Events Update (Nov-Dec 2020) (mailchi.mp)

It's time for another Top Tip for parents brought to you by our very own Tools for Life and Wokingham Children's Centres. This one is all about the importance of sensory play and how to make "Gloop". Warning: it's messy!! For the pdf click on the link below. Feel free to share. #toptipsforparents #playdoughfun #toolsforlife

Hi, my name is Kerry and I have just joined the Home-Start team as a group worker to run a support toddler group for Home-Start families. I have a background working in care as a support worker to adults with learning disabilities and complex needs. I also have experience in managing my own family with

We have some very exciting news - until 25 December, John Lewis & Partners will donate £1 to us for every new person who signs up to support us via fundraising website #easyfundraising. All donations will help families who need us this Christmas. To raise £1 for us, please visit our easyfundraising page and click

Wokingham Children’s Centres and Tools for Life at Home-Start Wokingham, bring to you Top Tip leaflets to support you and your child in preparing for their next stage of learning. This week’s top tip looks at Sensory Play. Develop confidence to try new things and communicate about what they’re doing. Try making some goop! Click

Congratulations to all of our newly trained volunteers who have successfully completed the Volunteer Preparation Course.  What a fantastic group you are!!  We are so thrilled that more families will benefit from their support during this extremely difficult time. And we are so grateful to all our volunteers for their time, commitment and kindness. If

A new partnership has launched between Home-Start, FareShare, John Lewis and Waitrose and aims to create an outpouring of kindness to help Britain’s struggling families this Christmas. This festive season is sure to be one like no other. Parenthood is challenging enough in normal times but the current pandemic has added additional layers of anxiety,