A Better Start Southend – Stories of Impact and Farewell

Published on: August 1, 2025

We’re delighted to share with you a link to our Stories of Impact, which were launched in Westminster last week. You can access all 10 reports here: A Better Start Southend | All of our Stories of Impact – A Better Start Southend

The Stories of Impact provide a summary of our insights and findings across the ten years of the A Better Start Southend Programme.

Key Recommendations:

Invest in relationships and peer-led models to build lasting trust, community resilience, and system-wide sustainability.
Ensure partners and organisations remain flexible and ready to adapt to changing needs and complex systems.
Design services with inclusion at their heart, removing barriers so that every family can access support.
Capture and use evidence at every stage to guide decisions, justify ongoing work, and secure sustainability.

Discover more:

Visit our Knowledge Hub for research, reports, and learning from across the programme:

View our Family Resources with tips, videos, and support for every stage of early childhood.

Watch Stories, webinars, and more on our YouTube Channel:

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