Small Steps Big Changes (SSBC) is a new programme of activities designed to give every child the best start in life, funded through the National Lottery Community Fund's A Better Start Programme. 

We focus on helping children

• learn to talk and communicate
• be confident, friendly and understand their emotions & behaviour
• enjoy eating well and keeping healthy

Our programme is FREE and available to all families living within the council ward areas of Aspley, Bulwell, Hyson Green and Arboretum, and St Ann’s who are either expecting a baby or who have a child under the age of 4.

A Better Start is the ten-year (2015-2025), £215 million programme set-up by The National Lottery Community Fund. Five A Better Start partnerships based in Blackpool, Bradford, Lambeth, Nottingham and Southend are supporting families to give their babies and very young children the best possible start in life. Working with local parents, the A Better Start partnerships are developing and testing ways to improve their children’s diet and nutrition, social and emotional development, and speech, language and communication. The work of the programme is grounded in scientific evidence and research. A Better Start is one of five major programmes set up by The National Lottery Community Fund to test and learn from new approaches to designing services which aim to make people’s lives healthier and happier.