When I grow up

Doorstep Library provide a reading and book lending service directly to family homes in deprived areas of London. They are expanding the support they give to families with children aged 0-5, including helping them find other local services that they could benefit from. 

Tales Toolkit provide online training and resources for educators to deliver play-based storytelling to children in early years settings in order to develop language, literacy and socioemotional skills. Supported by an expert team in parent engagement and learning from Goldsmiths, University of London, their project will train practitioners in Stockport, Rochdale and Newham (London) to engage and support families, so that they can use the resources with their children at home too. 

PEN help to build effective relationships with parents and carers in early years settings, to help improve children’s literacy and school readiness. They’ll now scale up their school transition and home learning projects in Liverpool and expand to Trafford while helping to improve practitioners’ skills and embed the projects into each setting.