GOOD
ENOUGH
START
Our team is passionate about working alongside families to build strong and loving connections from the moment you find out you’re pregnant until your child turns 2.
It’s not about being perfect— Our goal is for you to feel empowered and equipped to nurture that special bond and feel confident that you are giving your little one a strong emotional foundation for their future.
OUR VALUES COMPASSION INCLUSION AMBITION INNOVATION
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A GOOD ENOUGH START IN LIFE
Hi, I'm Levi and I'm five. Everyone in my life supported my secure attachment from the moment I was born. They make sure I feel safe, secure and cared for and I know that my family has what they need to nurture me. All the things that are around me shape my mental health. Having that solid foundation helps me to grow, learn, play, make friends, and deal with life's ups and downs. I feel good about myself and am happy a lot of the time. It doesn't mean that I'm happy all the time. It's feeling all the different emotions: happiness, sadness, excitement, worry, anger...and learning safe ways to let them out.
Thanks to Emm #emergingmindsau
What does having a secure parent-infant relationship look like?
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OUR EARLY YEARS HELP SHAPE OUR LIFELONG PHYSICAL AND MENTAL WELLBEING
HRH The Princess of Wales launched The Royal Foundation, Centre for Early Childhood, in 2023. The Centre drives awareness and action to make positive change. Good Enough Start is aligned with and supports action to recognise the importance of a baby's first 1001 days of life.
THE WORLD IN WHICH A YOUNG CHILD GROWS UP SHAPES THE WAY THE BRAIN DEVELOPS
Find out more at www.centreforearlychildhood.org
OPENING HOURS
9.00 am - 4.00 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
OUR TEAM AND FUNDERS
Good Enough Start Founders:
The Partnership of Millom Schools, North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust 0-19 Services and Howgill Family Centre: Registered Charity No. 519278. Private Company Limited by Guarantee No. 0204563.
The pilot service ran from 2018-2022. Funding continues until October 2025 thanks to:
NEWS
Moments to celebrate
AWARD WINNERS!
April 2021
The High Sheriff of Cumbria 2021, Julie Barton, congratulated Good Enough Start, 'Your organisation stood out for its excellent work and I am very pleased to inform you that the Good Enough Start Project is among a small number of charities across Cumbria whom I have selected to receive a High Sheriff Award this year.' We also received £500 which will fund a printed information booklet - coming soon. Well done team!
UP AND RUNNING!
October 2021
After launching our new service during the pandemic we had to adapt to lockdown restrictions so we are pleased to announce our full universal preventative service has begun. We're delighted to offer the full range of support from universal to 1:1 therapeutic support empowering parents to support their baby's emotional needs and strengthen the parent-infant relationship.
PETER SCOTT AWARD 2022
April 2022
'Francis C Scott Trust, one of our funders, has named Janice Brockbank and Brenda Holden as joint recipients of the 2022 Peter Scott Award for Outstanding Contribution to Charity with special regard to their joint work on the Good Enough Start project' Very welcome news to promote Good Enough Start - thank you!