Home-Start Bristol 
& South Gloucestershire

There for parents when they need us most, because childhood can't wait

Best Start for Families

Best Start is a peer support group helping families to give their children the best start in life. The groups are for families with children under the age of three who need some additional support and who would benefit from meeting other families. Siblings up to the age of five can also come along to the group.

Each session includes fun activities for parents and children, snacks, and an opportunity to talk about common family challenges and share ideas. Topics are selected in line with families’ needs but could include building positive parent-child relationships, activity ideas for families to do together, healthy eating, managing finances and parenting issues. The groups are also an opportunity for families to form friendships and develop support networks.

Best Start groups have been developed and commissioned in partnership with South Gloucestershire Council. The groups are facilitated by a Home-Start paid and experienced worker and supported by volunteers.

We currently run Best Start groups in Yate, Filton and Kingswood.

Yate: Our Yate group is now a drop-in group, so families can choose which sessions they would like to attend. We recommend signing up in advance via Eventbrite.

Filton and Kingswood: These are referral-only groups and run as a 9-week programme, with a home visit from the group co-ordinator.

Please use the buttons below to either make a referral or sign up for a Yate drop-in session.