What type of activity can be funded

We hope to fund a variety of projects, reflecting the diverse ways in which families might need support in the first 1001 days.

We are keen to build on existing strengths and support the continuation and development of existing activity. Where gaps in support for parents in the first 1001 days are strongly evidenced, the fund can consider new parent and baby groups.

Examples could include, but are not limited to:

• Developing social spaces and peer support networks – helping parents to connect and provide support to one another.
• Parenting programmes that help to develop confidence, practical skills, strengthen parent–child relationships, and support healthy development.
• Culturally tailored and accessible activities or information for new parents. This could include interpretation/ translation services/ resources, parenting classes or activities aimed to support specific groups e.g. parents with learning disabilities and autism, parents with English as an additional language.
• Activities which target support to fathers, particularly those experiencing inequalities in accessing support, such as separated fathers, fathers of children with SEND, fathers with learning difficulties, and fathers with English as an additional language.
• Volunteer recruitment and training, or specific staff training to enhance services and build skills/ capacity to support parental wellbeing and parent-infant relationships.
• Applications that focus on providing support to bereaved families following a pregnancy loss can be considered where need is present among communities as outlined in the fund outcomes.

* Please note: The primary focus should be on engaging with families in the critical 1001 day period. Projects and activities seeking funding that work with a broader age range of children can be considered only where those aged 2 and under are a majority.