Supporting Our Work We help 1000s of families every year with your support! Current Campaign: Baby Bank Appeal We receive no funding for this lifeline service. Your generosity helps to keep our doors open for families in crisis! Please donate to our GoFundMe fundraiser Donate now Join Our Sponsored Walk May 2026 Take part in our National Walking Month sponsored walk and enjoy a fun adventure together. Visit local landmarks while raising funds. Pick up a sponsorship pack and get involved in this fun, family‑friendly challenge. Pick up a pack here and join in! Make a donation Every penny helps to sustain our work with marginalised children, giving a little more hope for those in urgent need! Donate now Business Partnerships Discover why working with us can benefit your business, how you can get involved, and the difference we can make together. Explore Other ways to help Volunteering opportunities for individuals and companies keep Baby Bank going! Learn More Your support goes a really long way! There are loads of ways to support us including making a donation, attending an event, fundraising, volunteering or partnering your business with us. Whichever way you choose you'll be helping us to reach thousands of vulnerable children and their families every year!

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Our Story Read All About it! Making news since the 80's! 1/8 Our founder, Pauline, talks about starting the charity When I moved to Aveling Park Road in 1977 there was nowhere for people to go with their children, so I opened up my home to friends and other families. Together we set up a range of activities: keep-fit, coffee mornings, play sessions and Halloween and Bonfire parties. We also used the playscheme in a gardener’s shed and double-decker bus in Lloyd Park. In 1981 the bus was under threat of closure, so we formed the Lloyd Park Action Group and started our campaign to improve services for the community. As a result, we were given use of five portacabins in Lloyd Park and in 1984 we formed The Lloyd Park Parent and Toddler Group; with play sessions every weekday afternoon. Since this time we have continued to campaign and develop community-led services to support local families, and there have been so many successes. From raising the funds to employ our first staff members, securing grants of £1.3 million in 2003 for the building in Lloyd Park and in 2016 winning the contract for Children and Family Centres to enable us to support families across Waltham Forest. My fondest memory of the community coming together to support the charity was in 1992 after our building was completely destroyed by a fire. When I first saw the devastation I thought it was the end of the charity, but our community worked together to get services back up and running within a week. It was quite incredible how everyone rallied together to help us. There have been some amazing p eople involved over the years who have helped make this charity so special. The staff are so critical to its success, but because I'm the figurehead I have been nominated for a few awards. It was an absolute privilege to be awarded an MBE by King Charles in 2011 (then Prince Charles) and I accepted it on behalf of everyone involved in Lloyd Park over the past 35 years. Pauline Thomas MBE Founder of The Lloyd Park Children's Charity 1977 Local families meet in Pauline Thomas’ front room on Aveling Park Road. 1981 The group starts using an old gardeners’ shed in Walthamstow’s Lloyd Park and become known as The Lloyd Park Action Group. 1984 The Charity moves into five portacabins and a team of volunteers begin to offer parent and toddler sessions. 1987 Our first paid member of staff is hired and we introduce a playgroup. 1990 We become The Lloyd Park Under 5’s Centre and offer extended daycare for working families. 1992 The centre is destroyed by fire but the local community comes to our rescue to help us reopen. 2003 We raised £1.3 million to build The Pauline Thomas Centre in Lloyd Park. 2007 The Higham Hill Centre opens. 2009 Funded by 'Parents as Partners in Early Learning' and then the National Lottery, we worked in partnership with families to develop and introduce our family support community project, 'You and Your Child'. 2011 Expanding our interest in nature and risk-taking play comes Grow Wild. 2013 Local parents come together to fight poverty. They set up our Baby Bank to provide emergency support to families in crisis. 2016 We are awarded the contract to provide Children and Family Centre services for all families in Waltham Forest on behalf of The London Borough of Waltham Forest. 2018 Families work together to overcome barriers and fight for equality by introducing our Breaking Barriers project. Timeline Key points in our history

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Our Mission and Values Mission Founded to build brighter futures for local children and their families. We believe children learn through play. We strive to understand every child, plan for their individual needs and work in partnership with parents to ensure that each child can reach their full potential. Values Each value is a challenge that we seek to live and work to every day. They also inform how we communicate within communities and with each other. Keeping Children Safe Child Centred Equity and Fairness Our values guide and determine our actions Sustaining our planet, sustaining our community Making a difference Partnership Building strength and resilience

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Real Voices, Real Partnerships, Real Impact Helping families and professionals create services that truly work to build brighter futures for children You're invited to our next co-production workshop! Tuesday 12th May 2026 1:30-2:30 pm, Lloyd Park Children's Centre, E17 5JW Alternatively, share your ideas for collaborations online Online form Email Ideas brough to life by parents Communication and Play Family Wellbeing SEND Parents Support Ready for School Mindfulness SEND Dad's Group Yoga Young Parents Group SEND & Siblings LGBTQ+ Family Outdoors Play Austism and Disability Language Support What's On Listening, Creating, Improving Together!

Walthamstow Site Services Manager job Nurseries Caretaker Maintenence Employment opportunity Charity Cleaner Location: Walthamstow Salary: £6349.20 Hours: Part time - 10 hours per week Overview To carry out a full range of duties providing high standards of cleanliness and general security. To include cleaning activities under the direction of the Site Service Manager and Centre Manager. To work as part of the team in sustaining high quality services and implementing the charities vision, mission, values and strategic plans and objectives. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate; this is a requirement of the DBS code of practice. Job Description Apply Now

See available post from across our charity. We regularlty recruit to positions in childcare, early years learning and developement, family support, and a variety of support roles. Fundraising Officer Location: Waltham Forest - Office-based and hybrid Salary: £35,000 per annum, 1 year fixed-term contract Probation: 6 months Hours: Fulltime Closing date: Noon, Monday 3rd March 2025 Interviews: w/c 10th March Overview In this exciting newly created role, you will take the lead in growing and sustaining our fundraising income. Your responsibilities will span the fundraising process from identifying funding opportunities and potential grant-makers, designing and developing compelling funding proposals and promoting these opportunities, through to managing relationships with donors. Ideal candidates will have energy, motivation, and the experience to be able to make an instant impact on the organisation; they will understand the wider charity context, have good attention for detail and can make things happen. Candidates are expected to be fundraisers with at least three years of experience and have a track record of success in securing funds. Crucially, we want to recruit an individual who is as committed to Lloyd Park Children’s Charity's vision, and will work with us to make a huge difference to local marginalised and vulnerable children and families. We operate a standard 6 month probation for all of our roles. For this role success will be contingent on increasing the number of funding applications submitted and demonstrable positive fundraising outcomes. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate; this is a requirement of the DBS code of practice. Job Description Apply Now

Baby Massage Courses All courses have 5 once weekly sessions starting on the dates shown below Spring 2026 Sold Out 24 days to the event Leyton Course 2 Mon 01 Jun The Grow Well Centre Learn how to massage your baby, meet other families and share experiences. This course consists of 5 sessions that run on the same day, weekly for 5 weeks. The date show at the top is the first day of the course. Share Details Sold Out 24 days to the event Leytonstone Course 2 Mon 01 Jun Leytonstone Family Hub Learn how to massage your baby, meet other families and share experiences. This course consists of 5 sessions that run on the same day, weekly for 5 weeks. The date show at the top is the first day of the course. Share Details Sold Out 24 days to the event Walthamstow Course 2 Mon 01 Jun Walthamstow Family Hub Learn how to massage your baby, meet other families and share experiences. This course consists of 5 sessions that run on the same day, weekly for 5 weeks. The date show at the top is the first day of the course. Share Details Sold Out 26 days to the event Chingford Course 2 Wed 03 Jun Chingford Family Hub Learn how to massage your baby, meet other families and share experiences. This course consists of 5 sessions that run on the same day, weekly for 5 weeks. The date show at the top is the first day of the course. Share Details

Request Help or Refer Early Years Social Prescribing Promoting good health and wellbeing for children and families What is social prescribing? Our early years social prescribing team works with families to connect them to community services that meet their practical, health and wellbeing needs. Who is it for? Families with children under 5yrs needing help to tackle a range of issues that might include: Mild or long term mental health issues (not in crisis) Social Isolation Becoming new parents Frequently attend primary healthcare provision Barriers to accessing local services Things we can help with: Child ren ' s Development and SEND Being Healthy Isolation and Loneliness Mental Health and Wellbeing (not in crisis) Trauma and Adversity Request Help or Refer How is it delivered? Our early years social prescribing is a 12 weeks programme of 1:1 holis tic support What to expect: Health professional and self-referrals made Initial contact with family - joint action plan is created Support to deliver action plan involves homes visits, phone check-ins and accessing community provision Parents given opportunities to create new needs-led activities in our settings 3 month review with families to assess outcomes

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See available post from across our charity. We regularlty recruit to positions in childcare, early years learning and developement, family support, and a variety of support roles. Current Vacancies We employ a range of positions across all of our teams including early years, family support, data and administration, catering, finance and site services. Safer Recruitment Please Read Applying online Please Read Need more help? To find out more about a role please email: recruitment@tlpcc.org.uk Latest Roles PLEASE NOTE: We receive a high number of speculative applications weekly. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to respond to these applications. W e can only respond to applications for positions advertised below. Catering Manager Early Years Educator - Level 2 Early Years Educator - Level 3 Facilities Manager Cleaner Read More Read More Read More Read More Read More

Request help from us Parents and carers Enquire about getting support & Professionals working with families Refer a family for help (NB: health professionals see info. below) See Our Services Request Help Health professionals Health professionals must also refer children under 5 with learning and developmental delay to the local authority to access multi-agency education and health support using their form, found here Please be aware that this link will connect you to an external website. Our charity cannot be repsonsible for the content of these sites including any downloadable files. Please read our policy on links to external web pages here

Volunteer for us! Make a massive difference to the lives of vulnerable children in Waltham Forest! Amazing volunteers support work in all of our services. Join the team to share your skills, make friends and gain new experiences. Receive relevant support and training Benefits of volunteeing Gain valuable experience and improved employability Work in a friendly and professional charity Bring your experience to our work We offer rewarding roles in all of our teams! Grow Wild Baby Bank Language translation Wellbeing and play sessions Administration Board of trustees Volunteering for companies Is your company looking for team building activities that support the local community? We provide worthwhile volunteering opportunities and sessions for different sized companies. Email us to find out more. Find out more If you would like to support our charity whilst also developing your skillset drop us an email or apply using the buttons below. We'd love to hear from you! Email Enquiry Volunteer Application Form Volunteer Policy

Walthamstow Site Services Manager job Nurseries Caretaker Maintenence Employment opportunity Charity Catering Manager Location: Walthamstow Salary: £27,218.88 Hours: Fulltime - 36 hours per week Overview To Lead the catering team to plan healthy, seasonal menus and take responsibility for implementing the menu’s across the organisations early years setting. Are you passionate about children's health and well-being? Do you share our values of "sustaining our planet, sustaining our community"? Can you design innovative plant-based cuisine and have a deep knowledge of food sustainability? The Lloyd Park Children's Charity is looking for a dedicated and experienced Catering Manager to join our team! To work as part of the team in sustaining high quality services and implementing the charities vision, mission, values and strategic plans and objectives. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate; this is a requirement of the DBS code of practice. Job Description Apply Now

Find out about our jobs in Childcare, Early Years Education, Child Development, Family Support, early years play, admin and various other support roles. Join our team Current Vacancies Click Here Why work with us? Volunteer with us Safer Recruitment E q u a l O p p o r t u n i t i e s

Other ways to help Donate Equipment or Supplies If you'd like to support us with technology, equipment or supplies that will support children click below. Learn more Your Fundraising Held a bake-sale, run a marathon, climbed a mountain or thrown a party? It's super-easy to support us with your fundraising proceeds! Learn more Volunteer Volunteering opportunities for individuals and companies keep Baby Bank going! Join our team

Your fundraising Our community has always come up with fun and creative events to raise money for us. These raise money for us, but more inportantly they bring local families together and create opportunities to make new friends, have fun and for us to share more about about our support services. Whether you've held a bake-sale, a coffee morning, an auction, put on a play, thrown a party or any other kind of fundraiser, it's super-easy to support us with your proceeds! Simply make a quick and easy donation via our 'Donate now' page or go to our 'Pay in fundraising' page where you can donate and tell us a little more about your how you raised your funds. Lloyd Park Children's Charity registered no: 1102134 Pay in Fundraising Take on a challenge for us! Thinking about taking on a personal or group challenge? Whether it's running a marathon, walking 5K, climbing a mountain, shaving your head or even endurance disco-dancing; Choose to support our work with vulnerable children with your sponsorships or fundraising! It's easy to donate your hard earned sponsorship money to support children. You can simply make a quick and easy donation via our 'Donate now' page or go to our 'Pay in fundraising' page where you can tell us a little more about your challenge. You may prefer to set up a Just Giving page ( or similar). This enables you to promote your challenge across your s ocial connections and makes it easy for supporters to sponsor you. Whichever platform you choose, nominate Lloyd Park Children's Charity as your chosen beneficiary using our charity number: 1102134 Pay in Fundraising Support Us Page

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