| Programme name | Country | Date of information |
| Bookstart: Baby, Treasure, and Corner | UK | 24 Jan 2020 |
| Question | Answer |
| About the Organisation | |
| Organisation name | BookTrust |
| Organisation address | BookTrust, G8 Battersea Studios, 80 Silverthorne Road, Battersea, London SW8 3HE |
| Goal/objective | BookTrust is dedicated to getting children reading. We get children reading in lots of different ways, but our priority is to get more children excited about books, rhymes and stories – because if reading is fun, children will want to do it. We run nationwide programmes – like our flagship programme Bookstart. We reach millions of families across the country each year with books, resources and advice to encourage parents and carers to start reading with their babies right from the beginning. |
| Contact Person | |
| Position of Contact Person | |
| Contact email | |
| Contact Telephone Number | |
| Organisation website | https://www.booktrust.org.uk |
| Organisation type | national reading promotion organization |
| How many staff does your organisation employ? | 80 |
| Programme name | Bookstart Baby |
| Country/Province/City where the programme takes place | England and Wales |
| Year started | 1992 |
| Programme goal/objective | To enable every mum, dad and carer in England to inspire a love of books, stories and rhymes in babies, aged 0-12 months |
| Funding sources | Arts Council England (government budget) Significant discount from publishers Local authorities pay for storage within local authorities and the onward delivery to professionals who give the packs to families |
| Geographic coverage | Available to every baby aged 0-12 months in England and Wales |
| Purpose of the programme | |
| Not for profit? | Yes, not for profit |
| Religious or political purpose? | Neither |
| Local consistency of model | |
| Is your programme model consistent across your geographic area, or are there regional differences? | Not fully consistent. Each of the 152 local authorities are responsible for the delivery of the programme within their local authorities and so it can differ in terms of which professionals give out the packs and when in the first 12 months they give them out to families. |
| Book Packs | |
| What are the contents of your gifting pack? | Tote bag 2 card finger puppets Parental guidance leaflet 2 board books |
| Is your programme offered free of charge to all families? | Yes |
| Partnerships and Delivery | |
| What are your primary ‘points of contact’ with the population you serve? | Library, Health clinic, Registrars’ offices |
| Who gifts/hands-out your pack to families? | Healthcare workers; librarians |
| Please list your other programme partnerships and briefly give details. | Publishers; our funder, Arts Council England; libraries, early years teams, health visitor teams, national membership organisations that our gifting partners may belong to |
| If your programme uses volunteers, please give some more details | N/A |
| Audience | |
| Is the programme universal or targeted? | Universal |
| How many children does your programme serve a year? | Every baby aged 0-12 months |
| At what age/gifting period do children receive your programme. | Birth – 6 months; 6 – 12 months |
| Diversity provision | |
| Does your program include provisions or resources for children with special needs? | Yes. Booktouch Baby for approximately 0-2 year olds who are visually impaired Bookshine for approximately 0-2 year olds who are deaf. Special packs are designed for these groups of children that are suited to their particular needs, e.g. tailored guidance and the books are tactile and interactive. |
| What language populations does your programme serve? | We provide dual language books and guidance to local authorities to give to families that do not have English as an additional language. We offer these in over 20 of the most popular languages. https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/programmes-and-campaigns/bookstart/practitioners/additional-offers/dual-language-books/ E.g. Romanian, Welsh, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Albanian, Arabic, Polish, Slovak, Lithunian, Portuguese, Bengali, Czech, French, Punjabi, Russian, Urdu |
| Evaluation and research | |
| Have you conducted programme evaluation or research (including longitudinal)? If yes, has this evaluation/research been published? | Yes, please see https://www.booktrust.org.uk/search/?q=&type=All&sortOption=MostRecent&pageNo=1&cat=446,373#!?q=&type=All&sortOption=Relevance&pageNo=1&cat=446,373 |
| Programme name | Bookstart Corner |
| Country/Province/City where the programme takes place | England |
| Year started | |
| Programme goal/objective | To enable mums, dads and carers who require additional support to develop a love of books, stories and rhymes in their children aged 12 to 30 months. |
| Funding sources | · Arts Council England (government budget) · Significant discount from publishers · Local authorities pay for storage within local authorities and the onward delivery to professionals who give the packs to families |
| Geographic coverage | Available to 100 000 families with children aged 12-30 months in England who statutory settings such as children’s centres have identified as needing additional support |
| Purpose of the programme | |
| Not for profit? | Yes, not for profit |
| Religious or political purpose? | Neither |
| Local consistency of model | |
| Is your programme model consistent across your geographic area, or are there regional differences? | Not consistent. Each setting is responsible for the delivery of the programme and so it can differ in terms of · which families they identify as needing additional support · which professionals give out the packs · whether it is given in groups or one-to-one with families · how many sessions they deliver the programme (recommendation is 4) |
| Book Packs | |
| What are the contents of your gifting pack? | Session 1 – Rhyme sheets Session 2 – Book pack · Cardboard envelope · 1 board book · 1 picture book · Parental guidance leaflet · Rhyme sheet Session 3 – bringing stories to life · Small story booklet · Fabric finger puppet · Cardboard finger puppet Session 4 -mark making · Crayons · Mark making blank pad |
| Is your programme offered free of charge to all families? | Yes |
| Partnerships and Delivery | |
| What are your primary ‘points of contact’ with the population you serve? | Library, Community centre, Health clinic |
| Who gifts/hands-out your pack to families? | healthcare workers, librarians, nursery school staff, volunteers |
| Please list your other programme partnerships | Publishers; our funder, Arts Council England; libraries, early years teams, health visitor teams, national membership organisations that our gifting partners may belong to |
| If your programme uses volunteers, please give some more details | Some settings use volunteers but we do not have direct relationship with the volunteers so the settings are responsible for training them. |
| Audience | |
| Is the programme universal or targeted? | Targeted. Settings can choose which families would benefit the most from the programme, but we recommend:
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| How many children does your programme serve a year? | 100,000 children |
| At what age/gifting period do children receive your programme. | 12 – 24 months, 2-4 years |
| Diversity provision | |
| Does your program include provisions or resources for children with special needs? | Yes Booktouch Baby for approximately 0-2 year olds who are visually impaired Bookshine for approximately 0-2 year olds who are deaf. Special packs are designed for these groups of children that are suited to their particular needs, e.g. tailored guidance and the books are tactile and interactive. |
| What language populations does your programme serve? | We provide dual language books and guidance to local authorities to give to families that do not have English as an additional language. We offer these in over 20 of the most popular languages. https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/programmes-and-campaigns/bookstart/practitioners/additional-offers/dual-language-books/ E.g. Romanian, Welsh, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Albanian, Arabic, Polish, Slovak, Lithunian, Portuguese, Bengali, Czech, French, Punjabi, Russian, Urdu |
| Evaluation and research | |
| Have you conducted programme evaluation or research (including longitudinal)? If yes, has this evaluation/research been published? | Yes, please see https://www.booktrust.org.uk/search/?q=&type=All&sortOption=MostRecent&pageNo=1&cat=446,373#!?q=&type=All&sortOption=Relevance&pageNo=1&cat=446,373 |
| Programme name | Bookstart Treasure |
| Country/Province/City where the programme takes place | England |
| Year started | 2005 |
| Programme goal/objective | To enable every mum, dad and carer in England to inspire a love of books, stories and rhymes in children aged 3-4 years |
| Funding sources | · Arts Council England (government budget) · Significant discount from publishers · Local authorities pay for storage within local authorities and the onward delivery to professionals who give the packs to families |
| Geographic coverage | Available to every child aged 3- 4 years old in England |
| Purpose of the programme | |
| Not for profit? | Yes, not for profit |
| Religious or political purpose? | Neither |
| Local consistency of model | |
| Is your programme model consistent across your geographic area, or are there regional differences? | Not fully consistent. Each of the 152 local authorities are responsible for the delivery of the programme within their local authorities and so it can differ in terms of which professionals give out the packs and when they give them out to families. |
| Book Packs | |
| What are the contents of your gifting pack? | · Envelope with activities to cut out inside · One picture book · One parental guidance booklet |
| Is your programme offered free of charge to all families? | Yes |
| Partnerships and Delivery | |
| What are your primary ‘points of contact’ with the population you serve? | Library, School, nurseries, childminders |
| Who gifts/hands-out your pack to families? | librarians, nursery school staff |
| Please list your other programme partnerships. | Publishers; our funder, Arts Council England; libraries, early years teams, national membership organisations that our gifting partners may belong to |
| If your programme uses volunteers, please give some more details | N/A |
| Audience | |
| Is the programme universal or targeted? | Universal |
| How many children does your programme serve a year? | Every child aged 3-4 in England |
| At what age/gifting period do children receive your programme. | 2-4 years |
| Diversity provision | |
| Does your program include provisions or resources for children with special needs? | Yes. Booktouch Toddler for 3-5 year olds who are visually impaired. Bookshine Toddler for 3-5 year olds who are deaf. Bookstart Star. For children aged approximately 3-5 who have complex needs and/or fine motor skill delays. Special packs are designed for these groups of children that are suited to their particular needs, e.g. tailored guidance and the books are tactile and interactive. |
| What language populations does your programme serve? | We provide dual language books and guidance to local authorities to give to families that do not have English as an additional language. We offer these in over 20 of the most popular languages. https://www.booktrust.org.uk/what-we-do/programmes-and-campaigns/bookstart/practitioners/additional-offers/dual-language-books/ E.g. Romanian, Welsh, Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Albanian, Arabic, Polish, Slovak, Lithunian, Portuguese, Bengali, Czech, French, Punjabi, Russian, Urdu |
| Evaluation and research | |
| Have you conducted programme evaluation or research (including longitudinal)? If yes, has this evaluation/research been published? | Yes, please see https://www.booktrust.org.uk/search/?q=&type=All&sortOption=MostRecent&pageNo=1&cat=446,373#!?q=&type=All&sortOption=Relevance&pageNo=1&cat=446,373 |
Videos
Videos and Powerpoints
Nov 2019 – Best practice quality bookgifting
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- Jennifer Luk: BookTrust, UK – Using Bookstart with families: our programme best practice guidance
June 2019 – Multilingual provision and Diversity
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- Olivia Crill: BookTrust, UK – ‘Bookstart for English as an Additional Language (EAL) literature review and initial pilot results’
19 Nov 2020 meeting – Book Selection
Caroline Hill-Trevor: BookTrust, UK
- Caroline Hill-Trevor: BookTrust, UK – Book Selection at BookTrust