Home Start Essex

Helping to give children the best possible start in life

Home-Start Essex aims to give children the best possible start in life by supporting parents and caregivers to feel less isolated, to build their confidence in themselves and their parenting and to find ways to manage the challenges they face. We build trusting, helpful relationships with families and deliver a range of flexible support to meet their individual needs, including volunteer-led home visiting, family groups, wellbeing services, school-readiness, and behaviour support programmes.

How can we help?

Find out about the range of services we offer.

How Can we Help

Volunteer for Home Start

Transform the lives of young children and parents in your community by volunteering with us.

Volunteering

Get Involved

A child’s earliest years are the most important. Support us to make a difference and make those years count.

Get Involved

Join our Family Forum

If you are currently being supported by any of our services, we want you to be part of our first ever Family Forum. To find out more details click the link.

Family Forum
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"My Self-Esteem has improved; my volunteer has helped me to feel empowered as a parent." From a parent of child attending a weekly Family Group run by Home-Start

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‘My volunteer was very hands on with the children. Her advice was really helpful.’

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My volunteer was so easy to talk to, we get on really well. I have kept going to the group now without my volunteer which I am really happy about, they helped me to feel much more confident.

Home-Start Parent

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"With the support of a Home-Start volunteer, I learnt how to interact and play with my son, put boundaries in place and create a safe and secure home."

Home-Start Parent

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