Pro Bono Skilled Voluntering: Many businesses and organisations have schemes allowing professionals to donate time to charities for the benefit of the community. Maybe you can donate time through one of these schemes or perhaps you are a self-employed professional allowing you more flexibility. Either way, we'd love to hear your ideas about how you could help us support local children in need with your professional skills and experience. Whether your backgorund is in legal, human rights, safety, finance, business or in eduation, health, menotring or the creative arts; we're always open to new collabortations that will improve life chances for local children. Drop us a line to start a conversation, We look forward to hearing from you! Email our team

Established in 2013 our Baby Bank continues to support thousands of local families in Waltham Forest Baby Bank We provide families living in poverty with the essentials needed for their children to thrive and connect them to support that makes positive changes in health, parenting and reducing isolation Get Help We receive no funding for this lifeline service. Your generosity helps to keep our doors open for families in crisis! Baby Bank Appeal Donate now Meet Sarah, our amazing Baby Bank manager "I'm inpsired by the families I work with from day to day and their unwavering courage to keep going through challenging moments. I get great job satisfication from witnessing the transformation in children and families' lives - from just surviving to really blossoming". Sarah - Baby Bank Manager Other ways to donate Donating Items New and quality pre-loved items for children 0-5yrs get passed on to families as part of personalised bundles chosen by parents for their babies and children. Your items help families maintain their dignity and reduce some of the many stresses brought on by the cost of living crisis. Current Wish List Volunteer We always have great volunteering opportunities for individuals and companies. Meet new people, learn new skills and give something back to the community. Our volunteers ensure we can keep Baby Bank's doors open! Join our team Donating Money If you’d prefer, you can help make our charity more sustainable by donating money to our general fund. This contributes to running costs across our charity, including for Baby Bank, and helps us purchase brand new essential items for children and families. Donate Money

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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. Safer Recruitment Overview We follow a 'Safer Recruitment' process and are committed to safeguarding that promotes children’s welfare and wellbeing. We expect all applicants to demonstrate this commitment. Our team receive 'Safe Recruitment' training regularly to ensure that we recruit the most appropriate candidates. All roles within the Lloyd Park Children's Charity are 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. Shortlisted applicants invited for interview are required to complete a written self-disclosure. (This does not affect your statutory rights). Disclosure Information (Required at point of interview) Candidates with be asked to disclose whether or not they have ever: o been known to any Children's Services Department or the Police as being as risk to children? o have ever been the subject of any investigation and/or sanction by any organisation or body due to concerns about your behaviour towards children? o have ever been the subject of disciplinary sanctions or been asked to leave employment or voluntary activity due to inappropriate behaviour towards children? o have any unspent convictions or conditional cautions? o have ever been convicted of an offence overseas? o have been "barred" from working with children? o have any spent adult cautions (simple or conditional) or convictions that are not 'protected' as defined by either: o The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (amended in England, Scotland and Wales Order 2020) o Or the Rehabilitation of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 as amended in Northern Ireland? We will treat all information with confidentiality and delete information for unsuccessful candidates. Back to Jobs

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Flourish Supporting Maternal Mental Health The aim of our service We want to support improved Maternal Mental Health by: supporting mothers in developing the capacity of their children to experience, regulate, and express emotion. . enhancing mothers' abilities to form close and secure relationships with their children , and building capacity to explore their surrounding environment and learn together. Who is it for? Created for women who have babies or toddlers up to 18 months, who are finding motherhood difficult in one or more ways such as: low level depression feeling anxious feeling resentful perhaps expecting 'perfection' from themselves. Request Help or Refer What can we offer? Postnatal depression (PND) is a common problem that occurs after pregnancy and affects more than 1 in 10 women within a year of giving birth. It can also affect dads and partners. PND can present itself in different ways, and many parents don’t realise they have the condition because it can develop gradually over time. Flourish Groups Flourish offers weekly groups the create a safe place where you can talk about how you really feel, and learn to have more fun with your baby. Gr oups run in each of the borough's family hubs: Walthamstow,Chingford, Leyton and Leytonstone. How to access our support At the moment referrals to Flourish must be made by health visitors. They must refer via our online 'Help Request' form using the button below. A current EPDS for the parent/carer must be entered, otherwise the form will not submit. On receving the referral one of our team will contact the parent/carer to make arrangements. If you any questions or would like more information please contact our wellbeing co-ordinator. Email: lilienl@tlpcc.org.uk Telephone: 0208 527 1737 Request Help or Refer Delivered by Working in partnership with London Borough of Waltham Forest's

Donating equipment and supplies What's needed? 1. Baby Bank essentials Our Baby Bank is always in need of essential emergency suppiles to support families in crisis struggling with the cost-of-living. Find out more on our dedicated Baby Bank page: Baby Bank 2. Technology Software, laptops and tablets enhance the efficiency of our adminsistration and free up more of our time to suppport children and familes. Phones, tablets and SIM cards help us to bridge the ever widening digital divide for some the most vulnerable families in our community. Being connected improves every aspect of their lives allowing them to stay in touch with family and friends as well as accessing local support services. If you or your organisation would like donate techology that you think would support our mission of building brighter futures for chidlren we'd love to hear from you! Email us 3. Educational toys and learning resources Across our wide range of support services for children and families we embed opportunities to learn through play and often start with play-based actiivities as a first step in engaging and building trust. We're always seeking to renew our stock of toys and resources with sutainable, high quality items that have a lower environmental impact and that will inspire young minds for longer. Email us

Multi Agency Action Planning Working Together for Families November 2025 We regularly bring together partners from across the voluntary sector, health, early help, and local leadership to review data and agree actions that improve outcomes for children and families. Using a collaborative, data-informed approach, partners identify priorities and develop shared, practical actions, supported by tools such as our Blossoming Trees model. Working together, we identified key priorities across several areas: SEND families: improving early access to support, raising awareness of development, and strengthening joined-up pathways Child development: targeted outreach to children not reaching expected milestones and improving access to health and early support services Gender differences: adapting provision to better engage boys and support communication through play Demographics and access: improving data sharing, strengthening co-production, and making services more accessible to diverse communities Health: improving oral health through better access to services, education, and early support Financial resilience and poverty: strengthening links with community support, including food banks, budgeting support, adult education, and volunteering opportunities to reduce the impact of poverty on families. We are grateful to all partners who contribute to this work. Together, we are able to turn insight into coordinated action and strengthen support for our community.

Apply for a childcare place Waiting list Due to high demand for our childcare we have to operate a waiting list for places. Registration Fee A non-refundable fee of £24.08 per child covers our costs. There is no fee for FEEE term-time sessional places Waiting List Position Your place entered at the time that your registration fee is confirmed. Notification Once added to the waiting list, our team will contact you if an appropriate place for you child becomes available. Current waiting list status The Lloyd Park Centre 15 hour FEEE sessional care - Open Daycare - Open The Higha m Hill Centre 15 hour FEEE sessional care - Open Daycare - Open Limited places available Join Waiting List Join Waiting List

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

Our Evidence and Learning At The Lloyd Park Children’s Charity, we learn by listening to families, reflecting on our practice, and using evidence to improve our work. This page shares research, evaluations, project learning, and our annual impact, alongside real examples from practice showing how we support children and families every day. Together, this highlights what matters most; relationships, trust, and connection, and how these lead to positive outcomes. We are committed to continuous learning and sharing what works to strengthen communities. July 26 Multi-Agency Action Planning: Working Together for Families Bringing partners together to explore data and insight to identify priorities and take coordinated action to improve outcomes for children and families Annual Data Summary: Understanding Our Community Sharing insights from our services to highlight reach, engagement, and the impact of our work with children and families Ready for School: Project Overview, Outcomes and Impact Supporting families and strengthening children’s development across the prime areas and towards a Good Level of Development (GLD) Grow Well: Building Strong Foundations in the Early Years Bringing together research, data and practice-based learning to show how relationship-based support improves outcomes for babies and families Journal Club: Working Together to Strengthen Practice Drawing on shared staff learning and research to understand what works and strengthen our early years and family support approach Early Years Social Prescribing: Building Connections How community connections, parental wellbeing, and early support work together to improve outcomes for children and families Breaking Barriers: Building Confidence and Connection Exploring how a parent-led, inclusive and play-based approach supports families to build confidence, reduce isolation, and strengthen relationships. Somewhere to Belong: Early Support for Families Supporting parents and young children with SEND through connection, confidence, and joined-up early intervention. Musical Climbers and Creators Co-produced with families, children and music-making charity, Soundcastle. Discover the inspiring sounds and creations made by children. Multi-Agency Action Planning: Working Together for Families Bringing partners together to explore data and insight to identify priorities and take coordinated action to improve outcomes for children and families You and Your Child: Insights from Family Support Working alongside families to build confidence, strengthen relationships, and support children’s development and wellbeing.

Grow Wild outdoor adevnture play space green space nature safe activity centre children parents Waltham Forest Walthamstow Grow Active healthy friendship How to Book Calendar Our amazing green adventure space where children and families can learn about nature, take managed risks and have lots of fun! Get out more! "If you love the sound of bees and birds and faraway planes over your head as you play and explore, and love the smell of the rain on wet stones, and the feel of sun on your back as you paint wood and examine bugs close up, Grow Wild is the place for you. We try to be a mirror to the community we have in Waltham Forest. Our goal is to increase children's physical abilities by getting them used to risks and challenges whilst also providing a safe space for all families to explore nature, ecology and outdoor arts & crafts. " Chris Rowley, Grow Wild Manager Weekly Term-time Activities We offer a range of daily outdoors activities in our imagination inspirating adventure play space. Most sessions are drop-ins Please arrive early to avoid disappointment. To view activity times, prices and whether to book please use our calendar Calendar Discretionary discounts for those on low income or benefits available for all sessions. Email us for more information - lpc@tlpcc.org.uk Parties and group visits A Grow Wild party is a fantastic experience for young adventurers! 2 hours of fun for up to 40 children hosted by a member of our team to help you make the most of the space. We also take bookings for schools, pre-schools and community groups. We work with you to plan sessions to meet the specific needs of the children attending. It's a great use of Pupil Premium. How to Book Our group activities for families Activities often evolve over time based on what families tell us they've enjoyed the most. This means our timetable can change from term to term depending on the needs of our community at the time. Below are few examples of popular sessions we've run in the past. Please check our calendar to see our current range of activities! Calendar Family Grow Wild A group where whole families, including children up to the age of 9yrs, can enjoy time together in our amazing ourdoors adventure play space. Rainbow Group A group for LGBTQ+ families where parent/carers and thier children can enjoy outdoors adventure play time in a safe, welcoming space. Forever Families Our group for children with adoptive families up to age 9 yrs old coming together to create peer networks and overcome trauma and adversity through using our safe outdoors play environment. Dad's Club Our group for all the men in our children's lives, Dad's brothers, uncles and grandads. Helps create peer networks whilst enjoying our safe, green outdoors space. Somewhere to Belong (Families) A group for children with SEND up to the age of 9yrs where they can be themselves and find confidence to explore the ourdoors in a safe nurturting space. Grow Wild is for our community Our parents, volunteers and staff talk about the importance of Grow Wild in the community and how our adventure play space can help break down barriers.

Fathers' Wellbeing Service The aim of our service We aim to support local fathers in learning new ways to enhance their mental health, raise overall levels of well-being and improve their wider family dynamics. Feedback we have gathered from fathers so far indicates that our support has contributed to their "growth as parents" and promotes "stronger family relationships". Who is it for? Sessions are available to expectant fathers or those with children under the age of 2 years living in Waltham Forest. CURRENTLY CLOSED What can we offer? We provide confidential 1:1 counselling as well as in-person and online group sessions where fathers can establish meaningful connections and learn from one another. 1:1 Counselling Our services offer personalized and targeted support for fathers in our 1:1 counseling sessions. Various aspects of wellbeing are explored including emotions, thoughts, and behaviors, and how these impact their lives. Additionally, we provide strategies to reframe thinking patterns and manage stress responses. Fathers Support Group This group is designed for fathers seeking connections with peers and a space to learn from shared experiences. Participants can learn to enhance their relationships with their children and, in father's own words, strive to “become better fathers". How to access our support We accept both self-referrals and professional referrals via our online 'Help Request' form using the button below. On receving this one of our team will contact you for an initial assessment. You decide on some goals that you'd like to achieve. We'll help you achieve these through group sessions and/or 1:1 counselling. When you feel as though you've achieved your goals we'll review your progress with you. If you any questions or would like more information please contact our wellbeing co-ordinator. Email: lilienl@tlpcc.org.uk Telephone: 0208 527 1737 CURRENTLY CLOSED Working in partnership with London Borough of Waltham Forest's Family Hubs Delivered by The Lloyd Park Children’s Charity

Breaking Barriers Breaking Barriers: Bringing Families Together, Building Confidence and Connection Breaking Barriers is a parent-led, community-based approach developed in 2018 to support connection, confidence and belonging for children and their families. It was created in response to evidence that families experiencing disadvantage often face multiple barriers to accessing support, including isolation, low confidence and wider inequalities. The model focuses on creating safe, welcoming and non-judgemental spaces where families can build relationships, access support and gradually connect with their community. It is grounded in the understanding that many families, particularly those with children with SEND, refugee and migrant families, young or single parents, and fathers, may feel excluded from traditional services without more intentional and inclusive engagement. A key strength of the approach is its gradual, relationship-based design. Families are first supported through small, tailored sessions that build trust and confidence in a relaxed, play-based environment. Their feedback is central to shaping how services develop, with a strong emphasis on co-production and responsiveness to lived experience. As confidence grows, families are supported to access wider provision, often with practical help such as accompanied visits or financial support where needed. Over time, parents are encouraged to build networks, contribute to activities and play an active role in their community. Delivery at Grow Wild, a natural play space, is a distinctive element of the model. Outdoor, play-based provision encourages parent–child interaction, builds confidence and helps reduce the stigma sometimes associated with more formal services. It also creates opportunities for connection across different communities. Consultation with over 200 parents highlighted the importance of inclusive, flexible and accessible services. Families valued welcoming environments, opportunities for outdoor play and practical support such as transport, appropriate timings and culturally relevant provision. Evidence from practice shows strong outcomes. Parents report increased confidence, new friendships and stronger engagement with services, while children benefit from improved wellbeing, learning and enjoyment. The model has also been effective in engaging underrepresented groups when delivery is tailored and culturally responsive. At its core, Breaking Barriers works by reducing practical and emotional barriers, building relationships and supporting confidence. This leads to stronger social connections, greater engagement and improved outcomes for families, alongside reduced isolation and increased community integration. Overall, the project demonstrates that inclusive, relationship-based and community-led approaches can make a meaningful difference. By combining targeted outreach, co-production and play-based provision, it offers a flexible model that can be adapted to improve access, strengthen relationships and reduce inequalities across early years services. Acknowledgement This project was developed under the leadership of Max Jervis Read, Chair and Trustee of The Lloyd Park Children’s Charity. His commitment to social justice and belief in inclusive, community-led approaches were instrumental in shaping Breaking Barriers and its focus on reaching families who are often excluded from support.

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. Applying online PLEASE NOTE: We receive a high number of speculative applications weekly. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to respond to these applications. We can only respond to applications for positions advertised on our 'Current Vacancies ' page. All candidates must complete our employee application form. Use the job description as a guide to structure your application. Tell us how your knowledge and experiences help you meet the skills, competencies, talents and behaviours we are looking for. If you are new to the role you're applying for, tell us what you know about the role. Please read our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants on our policy page for information on how we handle your data. Back to Jobs

Work, training & further education Throughout our five decade history as a grassroots organisation we've always worked alongside and recruited members of our community, bringing their invaluable lived-experience to our work whilst they learn new skills themselves. Some of our longest serving managers started out that way! Creating much needed training and employment offers is incredibly important to us, so we strive to find ways to generate opportunities that both support our mission and give local people a chance. Can you support local people find their place? Whilst we continue to create opportunities flocallly, we are always looking for ways to support our community to find the skills and employment prospects that are right for them. Through our family-centred approach we build trusting relationships with parents meaning we are well placed to introduce them to trusted partners who can offer work experience, training and mentoring opportunties. If your organisation has social impact schemes centred on raising skills in the community we'd love to hear from you to explore possibilities! Email our team We can support your team or students gain experience We've developed a strong culture of continuous professional development, accredited training programmes and work experience opportunities making us experienced in creating opportunities to help people gain experieince and enhance their professional developement. Get in touch with us if you'd like to explore ways that we could support your team or your students to gain new experience, whether that be through direct training, work placements or research projects. Email our team

Our action group promoting sustainability in Waltham Forest Working towards a greener future Led by one of our dedicated trustees our 'ecO' action group is making the postive changes urgently needed to safeguard the planet for our children. Join Us! A history of being green Built to last We purchase high quality toys and equipment designed to last Re-use We re-use recyclable materials for arts and crafts activities Eating more plants We've created menus with a healthy balance of vegetarian and plant based foods Using less energy We have conserved energy by turning off lighting and devices when not in use Fewer plastic bottles We've used water coolers to reduce plastic bottle use Shorter supply chains We buy from local suppliers wherever possible Taking Action We appointed a dedicated, trustee-led 'ecO' working group to drive our work and provide good governance 2023 Eco-Audit After identifying that we wanted to go fruther to be more sustainble, we realised that we needed some expert assistance to assess just how sustainable we were. We needed an eco-audit! We bid for and were awarded funding from the City Bridge Foundation allowing us to bring in '3 Acorns' environmental consultants to perform a full eco-audit with our teams. Our eco-audit analysed everything from our energy and water consumption, consumables usage and waste output through to ingredients used in our menus and even the greenness of our banking suppliers! Responding to our eco-audit Actions we've already taken to reduce our carbon foot print Food We've increased the number of plant based options in our menus and completely removed the most polluting meat, beef. Water We've replaced plastic water syphons with filter jugs in our staff rooms and we're also exploring ways to: completely eliminate plastic water bottles usage collect rainwater safley for gardening and outdoors cleaning. use cistern blocks and water usage awareness campaigns to reduce our consumption. Finance Most of our financial arrangemetns are now placed with ethical and eco-friendly providers. We're exploring ways to bank more sustainably and ethically as a priority. Waste We've installed more recyling bins and made it much easier to spearate out the various materials Composting bins are also now in place cutting out any food wastaging that would've gon to landfil. Nappies We are working hard to replace disposable nappies with reusable nappy kits in our centres and are currently piloting the switch in our Higham Hill Centre with a view to rolling out at the Lloyd Park Centre too. Our Community Services team are also promoting resusable nappy usage in other community support sessions across Waltham Forest. We couldn't have achieved this without the support of three amazing organisations; Waltham Forest Cloth Nappy Library , the Women's Environmental Network (WEN) and Nappy Ever After. Many, many thanks to them, we're looking forward to continuing our work together! See our dedicated Cloth Nappy page here Working with our community to address the climate crisis We want to go much further in working with our local community to build a greener, brighter future for our children, and we need your help! Whether you're an interested parent/carer, a local service provider, another organisation working on sustainability or an individual with expertise to share, we want to hear from you! If you have ideas to share or want to join our action group please email us to find out more! Email our Team