Recent Reports and Data
Annual Dashboard Report
The collection of good data and evidence are at the heart of Blackpool Better Start ensuring that the best interventions are delivered which meet the identified needs of communities and achieve the required impact. Ensuring the culture of knowledge generation is embedded will support the sustainability and legacy of Blackpool Better Start.
The Annual Dashboard presents a summary of:
• the activities undertaken within the year,
• who has benefited from services,
• support to the Early Years workforce,
• an overview of the selected population level outcomes and drivers giving insight into the landscape of needs of our community.
The Better Start outcomes reported in this dashboard were selected as indicators which measure child outcomes within the three overarching areas:
- Speech, language and communication
- Social and emotional development
- Diet and nutrition
Download full report as a pdf (3.8mB)
Blackpool Better Start Timeline
Reflecting on what the programme has achieved and the learning it has provided so far.
Download full document as a pdf (7.2 mB)
Blackpool Better Start Reports
These reports have been written by the Centre For Early Child Development, on behalf of the Better Start Partnership, the reports are available for public distribution and use, any reproduction or inclusion of any of the content should give appropriate credit to the Better Start Partnership. These reports may not be used for commercial purposes without the permission of the Centre for Early Child Development and Better Start Partnership.
Guidelines for becoming a trauma-informed school
This guide provides a framework for staff on how to implement a trauma-informed approach within schools. It focusses on recognising and responding to trauma and supporting families and staff.
The guide aims to share the science about the impact of trauma in an accessible format and provide some clear
and practical tips for changes that can be made both by individual staff members, but also as a collective.
Download the Guidelines to being a trauma-informed school as a pdf (1MB)
Measuring What Matters
Scoping Review: The current use of outcome measures by Specialist Parent-Infant Relationship and Infant Mental Health Services
The aim of this review is to help guide good practice in evaluation of parent-infant relationship services and to provide practical solutions for future use.
Download the Measuring What Matters Scoping Review as a pdf (7MB)
Blackpool Better Start Shared Learning Reports
Blackpool increases uptake of Healthy Start Scheme from 63% to 72%
Download the Healthy Start Shared Learning Report as a pdf (237KB)
The Blackpool Better Start Partnership’s Oral Health Improvement Plan is committed to addressing the oral health inequalities in Blackpool and improving the oral health of our youngest children and their families.
Download the Oral Health Learning Report as a pdf (612KB)