Bolton Early Years 0-5s

05/08/2026

From pregnancy to childcare, get advice and support for your child at https://beststartinlife.gov.uk/

05/08/2026

🎉 Best Start Family Hubs in Bolton have achieved UNICEF’s stage one Baby Friendly Initiative status👇

The Baby Friendly Initiative sets global standards for maternity, neonatal, and community health services

05/08/2026

SEND Stay and Play sessions with Sugar Lumps Creative Play and Moo Music for families of children aged 0-5 years with SEND. No diagnosis necessary. Dress for mess and lots of fun!

Every week in summer (except between 24th and 28th August 2026).

Tuesdays | 10:00am - 11:30am | Harvey Best Start Family Hub
Thursdays | 10:00am - 11:30am | Tonge Best Start Family Hub
Friday | 1:00pm - 2:30pm | Oldhams Best Start Family Hub

It's FREE and there is no need to book!

05/08/2026

Join ‘Understanding your child’ a Togetherness group, starting September 2026

This is a FREE 10-week group (2 hours a week in a Family Hub) offering insightful tips and resources around child development, play, communication, emotions and much more!

If you’re a Bolton parent / carer with a child under the age of 4, this is for you 🙌 whether you’re navigating new experiences or just curious to learn.

Book your place online: https://familiestogether.org.uk/book-your-place/

05/08/2026

Wednesday 5th August 2026 - Family Fun!

Today's REAL Family Fun Activity sessions takes place at Oxford Grove and Alexandra Best Start Family Hubs (details below).

Everyone welcome but perfect for families with children aged 3-4 years.

Free and no need to book 🎉

Oxford Grove Best Start Family Hub
⏰10:00am - 12:00pm
Shepherd Cross Street, BL 1 3BH

Alexandra Best Start Family Hub
⏰1:00pm - 2:30pm
Blackledge Street, BL3 4BL

05/08/2026

Bolton Family Hubs offer lots of free support for Bolton Families. Call into your nearest hub to find out more or download the Guide to free services and activities for families in Bolton.

Download the guide here 👉 https://bit.ly/4vpCxKf

See pages 25 to 28 for information about the free infant feeding services available to Bolton families including workshops to help you prepare to breastfeed, breastfeeding groups, peer support, online resources, and specialist support.

Did you know…research shows that breastfeeding supports the short and long term health and wellbeing of both mum and baby, as well as being convenient, cost effective and environmentally friendly?

Breastfeeding provides lots of benefits, it:

💙 Provides tailored nutrition for baby
💙 Helps baby develop healthy gut bacteria to boost their digestive and immune systems
💙 Provides specific antibodies to help baby fight off ear infections, stomach bugs, and other illnesses
💙 Reduces baby’s risk of SIDS and developing asthma, diabetes, and obesity later in life.
💙 Helps speed up mums recovery as feeding helps the uterus shrink back to its normal size faster after birth
💙 Reduces mums risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, diabetes and heart disease
💙 Releases the love hormone ‘oxytocin’ in both mum and baby, which helps lowers stress hormones, helps mum and baby feel connected and supports healthy brain development
💙 Is free, convenient and environmentally friendly

04/08/2026

Tomorrow's REAL Family Fun Activity sessions takes place at Oxford Grove and Alexandra Best Start Family Hubs (details below).

Come along! All welcome but best for families with children aged 3-4 years. Free and no need to book 🎉

Both sessions will be on Wednesday 5th August 2026

Oxford Grove Best Start Family Hub
⏰10:00am - 12:00pm
Shepherd Cross Street, BL 1 3BH

Alexandra Best Start Family Hub
⏰1:00pm - 2:30pm
Blackledge Street, BL3 4BL

04/08/2026

💗 Mums Under 25 – You’re Invited! 💗

Bring your little ones along to make a special keepsake while enjoying a friendly, supportive session. We’d love to see you there! 🌼

Join us every Wednesday from 1–2pm at Harvey Best Start Family Hub (BL3 6HU) for our FREE Mums Under 25 group.

✨ A welcoming space for children of all ages
🤱 Friendly infant feeding support available
🧸 Stay and play

📍 Harvey Best Start Family Hub, BL3 6HU
🕐 Every Wednesday | 1–2pm
💖 Free to attend – no booking required.

04/08/2026

🎉 FREE Family Fun Day at Breightmet Library! 🎉
Looking for something fun to do with your family today?
Come along to the Family Fun Day at Breightmet Library (Tuesday 4th August 2026), with lots of free activities for children and families to enjoy!
✨ Sensory storytelling show "Wild Book Day" by the Octagon Theatre
🎵 Music workshops with sing-alongs and instruments
🎨 Arts and crafts including animal mask making
📚 Reading corner
🎲 Giant games
🍉 Design your own melon pizza
🍽️ Free delicious food provided by Sushma Snacks
📍 Breightmet Library, Breightmet Fold Lane, Bolton, BL2 6NT
🕚 Drop in anytime between 11am and 3pm
💚 FREE ENTRY
A Family Hub Practitioner will be attending too and will be available to chat about the Bolton Family Hub offer, local activities, services and support available for children, young people and families. If there's anything you need support with, please come and have a chat. 😊
We look forward to seeing you there! 🌟

03/08/2026

10 dangerous products to avoid this summer 👇

We tend to think ‘If I can buy it for my child, it must be safe’. But sadly, that isn’t true anymore, as how and where we shop has changed. To help you spot which products to avoid this summer, we’ve highlighted some of the big risks to your child’s safety below. Plus scroll down for