Bookstart

Bookstart is built on a simple premise - babies who have an early introduction to books benefit in lots of ways, educationally, socially, culturally and emotionally.

Bookstart is administered by Booktrust, an independent Arts charity funded by the Arts Council England.

Bookstart packs

Your child will receive Bookstart packs at regular intervals -

Bookstart baby packs are given to babies by Health Visitors at their six week check. They are also available at Stop 5 of the Parenting Journey. If you have not received one for your baby please ask your Health Visitor. The pack is contained within a yellow bag. The bag contains:

• 2 x board books
• 2 x cardboard nursery rhyme puppets
• Sharing Stories with your Baby leaflet with tips and advice

Bookstart toddler, pre-school/nursery packs are delivered to families through lots of different partners such as health visiting teams, family hubs and nurseries. Bookstart toddler packs are designed for 1–2 year-olds and Bookstart pre-schooler/nursery packs are designed for 3–4 year-olds. Each pack contains:

• 2 x books
• Activities and games to bring the book to life

Bookstart online

Bookstart has lots of virtual resources which you can enjoy with your children. Visit time to rhyme for games, stories and lots of author videos or try the family hub for information and resources for sharing stories and rhymes at home with your children.

Bookstart in Libraries

The Bookstart Bear travels all over Cheshire attending Storytimes and events in libraries, look out for events near you.

You might want to join the Bookstart Bear Club (PDF, 401KB) just ask in the library. 

Contact us

Charlotte Blake, Booktrust Coordinator.