Big Hopes Big Future - Helping children get ready for school

Around 600,000 five year olds start school for the first time each September, but for some this can be a bigger challenge than for others.
Home-Start has developed the unique Big Hopes Big Future programme to work directly with parents and children and help them to build the skills they need to be ready for the first day of school.
Big Hopes Big Future trains Home-Start’s volunteers to use original, specially produced materials for working directly with the young children in the families they are supporting. They help develop reading, writing, numeracy, and understanding of the routines of the school day.
Since 2019, has supported Home-Start to deliver Big Hopes Big Future in England and Wales and who are are now working with schools and local authorities to identify children who could benefit from extra support before they start school.
Thank you to Home-Start Northampton for their support in making this film.