Did you know that 90% of your child’s brain growth happens before the age of 5? All those little moments – smiles, cuddles, chats, games – help them learn how to communicate, develop confidence, and make friends. Everyone involved in a baby’s life can help contribute towards building a young, healthy brain.

Five to Thrive – build your little one’s brain

Enjoyable ideas on how to talk, play, relax, cuddle, and respond to your child at different ages and stages of their development.

Tiny Happy People

Free activities, development milestones, and tips and advice on developing your child’s language and communication skills.

Early learning and development

Activities ideas for you and child to do together such as learning to talk, building your baby’s strength with tummy time and playtime activities, and keeping your toddler active both in and outside your home.

Speech and language therapy

Speech and language therapists (SLT) from Solihull Children’s Community Therapies assess how children communicate with family, friends, and in their educational setting to enable their parents or carers to feel confident about how to support them.

Solihull Local Offer

A collection of services and support for children and young people with Special Educational Needs & Disabilities (SEND) between age 0-25, including information on co-production, social care, the Children’s Disability Register, newsletters, engagement, and more.

Oral health and brushing tips

You can start brushing your baby’s teeth as soon as they start to come through using a baby toothbrush with a tiny smear of fluoride toothpaste.