Home-Start Elmbridge

01/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈We are here for ALL families, this Pride month and beyond, always.🏳️‍⚧️

29/05/2026

20/05/2026

🎂Happy 10th Birthday to the Over 5s Parent Support Café! 🎉

☕️We marked this wonderful milestone at this week’s café at Cromwell Community Centre with tea, a beautiful cake made by Carol, and of course, a raffle.

A huge thank you to our incredible Family Support Coordinator, Carol, and her amazing team of volunteers. For the past 10 years, they have supported local families with kindness and dedication, offering advice, a listening ear, a welcoming space, a comforting cup of tea, and (always!) a slice of cake. 🧁

Their work has made a real difference, creating a place where people feel seen, heard, and supported. Here’s to everything you’ve achieved and many more years to come! 💜

15/05/2026

Earlier this week, our wonderful volunteers came together at Lower Green Community Centre for Safeguarding Training.

Alongside delivering Adult Safeguarding Training, Carol and Cathy also reviewed the Sara Sharif Serious Case Review with the group.

This training is a vital part of the work we do at Home-Start Elmbridge, helping us ensure every family we support is safe and well cared for.

💜A huge thank you to our volunteers for approaching challenging topics with such commitment, curiosity and compassion — and to the team at Lower Green for looking after us (especially the delicious cakes!).🧁

14/05/2026

Some parenting mantras to hold onto 💜

It’s okay for parenting to feel hard sometimes, you're doing better than you think.

13/05/2026

We know parenting life can be busy, overwhelming and everything in between.

So here are some really quick and simple things you can do to give yourself a boost this week - what are you going to try?

12/05/2026

Mental health is something we will always talk about at Home-Start, it's something we will always strive to help with.

This Mental Health week we're taking a moment to remind ourselves that mental health can affect anyone, especially parents feeling the strain of everyday life. But we know that small actions add up.

Small moments of kindness add up and create change. Sometimes it's as simple as a volunteer sitting with you chatting over a cup of tea. It's a gentle nudge to make it out of the house for the first time in weeks, or months. It's a warm welcome at a group, someone greeting you with a smile and taking you inside.

If you need support, we're here to help.

11/05/2026

A huge thank you to the pupils and staff at Esher C of E High School for raising an incredible £762 for Home-Start Elmbridge on their Charity Day in February.

Our Fundraising & Marketing Manager, Elin, visited the school last week to collect the cheque and meet Mr Harris and the Year 10 House Captains.

Your support will make a real difference to local families, thank you from everyone at Home-Start Elmbridge!

10/05/2026

Here at Home-Start, we're so passionate about supporting children and families - we believe every child deserves the best start in life.

Children are one fifth of our population and all of our future.

From our playgroups to our home-visiting support, we're here to help families give their children the best possible start in life.

07/05/2026

A wonderful message from All on the Board about maternal mental health - If you're struggling then you are not alone, we're here to support families.

It’s Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week.
Please know that you are not alone and that there are people and organisations to help you.