Welcome

Dear Partners,

What better way to begin this edition than by celebrating our incredible Families First Awards 2025 winners! We enjoyed a fantastic afternoon at the South Hill Centre in Hemel Hempstead, with awards given in 11 different categories. We were pleased to be joined by Cllr Louise Price, Deputy Member for Children, Young People & Families, Jo Fisher, Director of Children's Services and El Mayhew, Director of Children & Families, Children’s Services, who opened the event with inspiring welcome speeches.  You can read more about the event, see photos and here

There's plenty more in this edition including news about a new National Best Start for Life website, dates for the new BeeZee Programmes and you can read Hertfordshire's Plan for Children & Young People 2026-2031 and much more!

We hope you enjoy this edition of Families First News and please encourage your teams to sign up to receive their own copy!  Also, don't forget to take a look through our Learning and Development articles to see what is available for you and your teams.  Don't forget to check the local news pages and vacancies page, and feel free to forward any information on to colleagues.

The Development Team

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