12/08/2026
It’s time to bring back Lottie (from MAGIC BOX) with her wonderful Home Learning Summer Challenges!
With this year being the National Year of Reading we want to give you as many ideas and tips around sharing stories with your little ones as possible 😊
11/08/2026
It’s Top Tips Tuesday and here are some tips from the NELFT Speech and Language team around making reading fun with your little ones.
Remember to start sharing books with them as early as possible! There are so many great books out there! Join your local library and explore them together!
Get some more tips with
www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/articles/zvxx47h
07/08/2026
Starting school is a big milestone for little ones and their parents, but you don't have to do it alone 💛
🔠 Our Starting School Together webpage brings everything into one place to help your child feel confident, independent and ready for school.
🧸 You'll find fun home learning activities you can easily build into everyday routines, along with helpful tips and ideas from the Chit-Chat Pitter-Pat channel.
🔗 Visit the Starting School Together webpage via link in comments.
04/08/2026
It’s TOP TIPS TUESDAY and our Tip for this month from PEEPs Learning Together Programme is all about sharing books with even the youngest of newborns! Get the immediate benefits of ‘book snuggling’ for baby and mum and dad’s wellbeing.
Remember the more you do in those early stages the more this helps their learning and developments later on!
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01/08/2026
This week we are reminding you of LBWF’s fantastic Best Start in Life Superheroes and puppets! Finally, we have... Patient Patryk likes to take his time and doesn’t mind waiting for his turn to speak or to play. He’s the best listener and can always keep his cool under pressure. Head down to your local library or Children and Family Centre to hang out with Patient Patryk and all of his BSIL friends!
Like and follow the new Waltham Forest Best Start in Life page for support and advice for under 5s:
https://www.facebook.com/WFBestStartinLife
www.walthamforest.gov.uk/stories/meet-our-best-start-life-superheroes
Waltham Forest Best Start in Life
Information, support and fun activities for families with children under 5 in Waltham Forest.