Baby Week brings together services to promote the best start in life, celebrating early childhood and raising awareness of the vital first five years through annual citywide events and national collaboration.
Baby Week is Back
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chat, play, read with me…
together we build the best start
Join the 2026 Baby Week theme, celebrated across the UK from 14 to 20 November. Select your area to explore local events, activities and support, or browse online sessions and national opportunities. From our free annual conference for professionals to introductory first aid sessions for parents and carers, there’s something for everyone to get involved in.
all events nationally
The week promotes free and low cost events and sessions for parents, carers, professionals & under 5’s nationally.
Resources
From national resources, to our Baby Week campaign pack focussed on ‘Chat, Play, Read with me’ as our 2026 theme.
Locations
Every year we have new partner cities and regions joining Baby Week. This year we have 20 regions celebrating!
professionals zone
Working in early years, health or education and want to learn something new? Find out all the events and webinars here.
Childcare & support
The Best Start in Life has a guide of support for families, whether it’s childcare or free breakfast, find out their latest campaign here.
News, Advice & Blogs
Bringing you news, national guidelines, health and early education advice as well as national partner stories.
Our Key Partners
Local to national events
When Baby Week began, our slogan was it all starts from a baby step. Whether it’s your first step to beginning a class or starting a new group, we’re here to promote them all.
Our charity objectives
Baby Week has a bold vision to make UK the best place to grow up in. The main aims of Baby Week are increasing awareness of, and access to, supportive services; raising awareness and engagement with the relevant local strategies & intervention; improving outcomes during pregnancy and in the first five years of life and celebrating success and good practice.
Join the Baby week wiggle
Join in the Baby Week Wiggle, let yourself go, put your own stamp on it, and we promise you’ll feel great! You can wiggle sitting down, standing up, indoors or outdoors. We’d absolutely love it if you shared your own videos of you, your early years settings, your play groups and your workplaces doing the Baby Week Wiggle. Thank you to Baby Week Bradford for sharing this!