 Bookstart is a national programme
that aims to provide a free pack of books along with a warm
and friendly message to every baby and 3 year old in the
UK. Childminders may collect the packs for children in their
care. Bookstart also promotes rhyme sessions in libraries for
the young children, their families and carers. |
The Bookstart Baby packs for babies are
available from Health Visiting Teams,
Libraries and
Children’s Centres
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The Bookstart + packs for toddlers ended in
June 2011 |
The Bookstart packs for 3 year olds are supplied
via pre-school settings, the term after the child’s third
birthday.
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| If your child is three between |
they can get their Bookstart Treasure
Chest |
| 1 September and 31 December |
after 1 January |
| 1 January and 31 March |
after 1 April |
| 1 April and 31 August |
after 1 September |
Bookstart Information for
providers (PDF,
29,kb)
Childcare providers
please note: For Bookstart Treasure Chests - as
there were no deliveries in the Autumn Term 2011, due to the packs
changing and low stock, the Autumn and Spring packs will be
delivered together towards the end of the Spring Term 2012 and may
contain a mixture of the old and new packs. If you have any
further queries, please contact Adrian Buxton from the Early Years
and Childcare Service on: 01473 264680. |
If your young child has a severe visual impairment please contact
our Bookstart
co-ordinator, so you can receive a special Booktouch
pack. |
If your young child has a severe hearing impairment please contact
our Bookstart
co-ordinatior, so you can receive a special Bookshine
pack.
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All libraries in Suffolk run
Bookstart related activities for pre-school children and their
parents or carers. These activities are free. |
Join the
Bookstart
Bear Club, a fun and engaging, free online membership club for
all babies, toddlers and preschoolers and their
families |
Bookstart Parents Find information and resources
for parents, blogs by parents and the Bookstart Bear and much
more here |
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