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The

Better Start Imagine

Project Leanne Souster

Better Start Imagine Coordinator BHT Early Education and Training

What is Better Start Imagine?

 It’s a FREE book gifting scheme, funded by Better Start

Bradford and is part of the International Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

 Each month a new book will be delivered through the

post, this has been carefully selected and designed for the age of the child.

 The project will provide a book for you to share and enjoy

until your child’s fourth birthday as well as groups and activities to promote book sharing with young children.

 It is for babies born in or after 2016, living in the Better

Start Bradford areas

Background

 Dolly Parton was one of 11 siblings  The family had just enough money to eat and buy clothes.

There were no extras. There were no books in her house.

 Dolly is quick to tell you that although her father was one

• f the most hard-working and intelligent men she’s ever

known, his inability to read was her inspiration for Imagination Library.

 It was set up in 1995 to benefit the children of her home

county in East Tennessee, USA

 From the year 2000 Dolly announced that she would make

the program available for replication to any community that was willing to partner with her to support it locally.

Current Team

A Better Start Imagine Coordinator An Administrator Various Language Development Workers carry out the BSI Rhyme Time and Story Telling Sessions

How Babies are Recruited

Registration Form

2016 Births

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Registration Form

2017 Births

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Groups and Activities

Groups and activities will take place in venues across the Better Start Bradford area, such as Local Libraries and Children’s Centre’s for children aged 0-3 years

• ld. So keep a look out for these

Any Questions?