Baby Week Leeds
About us
Baby Week was born in Leeds and is celebrating 10 years in 2025! Baby Week was established to promote the best start in life, bring sectors together and celebrate babies! Working with Child Friendly Leeds, NHS and partners across the city to support the ambition to make it the best place to grow up in and we know we can’t do it alone. Baby Week has one aim, to make the UK the best place to grow up in and we can only do this if we start thinking, planning, working with the lens of a baby, toddler, child and young person. This year the theme is Healthy Parent, Healthy Baby so we’re focussing on free and low cost events, taster activities, wellbeing and health talks and sessions and reducing barriers and inequalities.
“All the events were excellent. My baby and I had so much fun with the event planners and the activities they put on. My baby was so excited and happily joined in. The events were well organised and left me wanting more.”
“Attended baby first-aid and really thorough, informative and easy to follow and retain information. There was an opportunity to ask questions at interval between topics and I appreciate this session being delivered at no extra cost.”
“It was lovely! Very accessible and friendly, lots of baby sensory bits and sections for the babies to hang out in. I loved the nursery rhyme singing too the two people running it were great!”
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Leeds Events
Where is Baby Week?
Many regions have just joined the Baby Week National Partnership? Get in touch to join us for the 2024 celebrations!
Leeds
Baby Week was born in Leeds in 2016 promoting the best start in life, bringing sectors together and celebrating babies! As a child friendly city, Leeds has a vision to make it the best city to grow up in.
Bradford
An opportunity to highlight what’s on offer in Bradford for expectant families and families with babies and toddlers, develop best practice, give families the opportunity to celebrate babies at some seriously fun-packed events.
Calderdale
In 2023, Calderdale will be celebrating its first ever Baby Week, with the theme of ‘play’ showcasing activities and support available for parents and their babies across the borough.
Cheshire & Merseyside
Began here in 2019, Baby Week brings together cross-sector organisations, families and caregivers to promote the importance of women’s health and giving all our babies the best possible start in life.
Redcar & Cleveland
Baby Week was celebrated in 2023 in Redcar & Cleveland where our local Family Hubs are launched a new best start in life offer for our expectant parents, parents and carers, professionals, and the public.
Newcastle
We’re really excited as 2023 will be the first year Newcastle will be celebrating and participating in Baby Week.
Torbay
We want to ensure that every child has the best start in life. That’s why we’ve joined the National Baby Week Partnership to highlight the importance of the first 1001 days of a baby’s life.
York
Jointly organised initiative working with Raise York (York’s Family Hub Network) and Health Services! We are excited to put together a programme filled with events that show the amazing range of services available to young children and their families in and around our city.
Durham
We want all children in County Durham to have the best start for life and are excited to be celebrating Baby Week for the first time in 2024.
Hull
On behalf of the Early Help Partnership in Hull, we are excited to be joining in with Baby Week for the first time in 2024. We are proud to work together with our parents/carers and committed team and Partners to ensure all children get the best start in life.
Buckinghamshire
In 2025, we are delighted to be celebrating Baby Week once again in Bucks where we'll be bringing together partners to promote how we work together to give children the best start in life.
Sunderland
Lead by Sunderland Family hubs, we are excited to bring Baby Week here. We want to ensure that every child in Sunderland has the best start in life through shining a spotlight on the first 1001 critical days with our partners, families and professionals.
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Want to be the next city to host baby week?
The success in 2023 meant that over 1000 events were advertised between 14 – 20 November! We’re on our journey to make this a national week for every city and region to be a part of.
Our Local Partners
Leeds City Council
Public Health | Children & Families Services
Leeds City Council has been heavily involved in setting up Baby Week and sharing best practice. Child Friendly Leeds took the lead to make this an annual event to ensure we improve outcomes for all children and families. From their public health colleagues to their award winning Child Friendly Leeds initiative, it has helped work on priorities and citywide outcomes.
NHS Leeds
NHS CCG’s, Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Leeds Community Healthcare
The NHS has helped save thousands of lives and with their fantastic services in Leeds, they have been at every step of the Baby Week journey, from funding the first ever Baby Week Leeds, to teaching partners at the conference and of course providing the best start and supporting families.
Maternity Services
From the obstetricians to the fantastic midwives, Maternity services have been a big part of Baby Week. In Leeds we have had the homebirth teams, multiples and Haamla services involved to launch fantastic initiatives such as the baby box scheme and Facemums and ultimately enhance care.
Leeds Mumbler
Mumbler have been the go-to website for parents / carers and can be found in many cities in the UK. It has information for families about days out, events, offers & discounts, classes and playgroups and things to do. It provides a community in your local area and has supported Baby Week since the very start working in partnership.
Leeds Baby Bank
Leeds Baby Bank support families in and around Leeds with baby essentials to ensure that no child goes without. From nappies and formula, to stairgates, buggies, clothing and toys, they aim to provide all that is needed to support families in caring for children aged 0-5.
Leeds Dads
Leeds Dads is a voluntary organisation that has been with Baby Week since 2016 and holds a brilliant Dadstastic day! The organisation brings together a diverse community of fathers for social interaction, support and many events. They inspire Dads to take an active parenting role and have fun!
Better Start Bradford
Better Start Bradford helps children in Bowling and Barkerend, Bradford Moor and Little Horton get the best start in life. Better Start Bradford are funded by The National Lottery Community Fund and ran their first ever Baby Week in 2018 and have continued since! Their work and research with Born in Bradford will be shared soon.
Improving Me
Improving Me are the Women’s and Children’s Services Partnership with 27 NHS organisations across Cheshire and Merseyside aiming to improve the experience of women and children and took on Baby Week in 2020..
Leeds Community Foundation
Leeds Community Foundation distributes vital grants and gives trusted advice to voluntary groups and charities across Leeds and Bradford to influence. In 2021, they awarded Baby Week with funding around our work with the third sector and this new website.