Donating items to our Baby Bank Help give vulnerable newborns and toddlers a better start in life by donating new or pre-loved essentials Items on our wishlist and this page's 'What's needed?' section are urgently needed by the families we are currently helping. Donating these items is a great way to support a child in immediate need. Essentials are requested by parents and carers in a number of ways: Using the Baby Bank section of our Help Request Form Asking a member of team for assistance Attending Baby Bank to choose what they need from our available stock 1. Donating new items online The quickest way to gift essentials to the most in-need babies and families is to donate items from our Amazon wishlist directly to us. 2. Donating items in person You can also help by donating new or high quality pre-loved items that you no longer need. Please note: We'd love accept all pre-loved donations but sadly can’t always due to limited storage. We can only accept high quality new or unmarked items in good condition. We cannot accept used matresses, car seats or jumble. Email us to find out current drop-off locations Email Us Donate now What's needed? New items Nappies and baby wipes Single or double buggies Books for under 5’s Moses baskets New mattresses Quality pre-loved Single or double buggies Books for under 5’s Moses baskets

Established in 2013 our Baby Bank continues to support thousands of local families in Waltham Forest Baby Bank We provide babies and children living in poverty with the essentials they need to thrive. We also connect their families to holistic support tailored to help create positive outcomes in health, parenting and reducing isolation. Get Help How to support our vital work Baby Bank Wishlist Give newborns and toddlers a better start by gifting brand new and quality pre-loved essentials to families needing help! Families choose personalised bundles for their children, maintaining their dignity and reducing stresses brought on by the cost of living crisis. Learn More Baby Bank Appeal We receive no funding for this lifeline service. Your generosity helps to keep our doors open! Donate now Other ways to help Volunteering We always have great volunteering opportunities for individuals and companies. Meet new people, learn new skills and give something back to the community. Our volunteers ensure Baby Bank's stay doors open! Join our team Donating Money If you’d prefer, you can help make our charity more sustainable by donating money to our general fund. This contributes to running costs across our charity, including for Baby Bank, and helps us purchase brand new essential items for children and families. Donate Money Meet Sarah, our amazing Baby Bank manager "I'm inpsired by the families I work with from day to day and their unwavering courage to keep going through challenging moments. I get great job satisfication from witnessing the transformation in children and families' lives - from just surviving to really blossoming". Sarah - Baby Bank Manager

Supporting Our Work We help 1000s of families every year with your support! Baby Bank Wishlist Give newborns and toddlers a better start by gifting essentials to families needing help! Donate now Current Campaign: Baby Bank Appeal We receive no funding for this lifeline service. Your generosity helps to keep our doors open for families in crisis! Please donate to our GoFundMe fundraiser Donate now Make a donation Every penny helps to sustain our work with marginalised children, giving a little more hope for those in urgent need! Donate now Business Partnerships Discover why supporting us can benefit your business, how you can get involved, and the difference we can make together. Explore Other ways to help Volunteering opportunities for individuals and companies keep Baby Bank going! Learn More Your support goes a really long way! There are loads of ways to support us including making a donation, attending an event, fundraising, volunteering or partnering your business with us. Whichever way you choose you'll be helping us to reach thousands of vulnerable children and their families every year!

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Volunteer for us! Make a massive difference to the lives of vulnerable children in Waltham Forest! Amazing volunteers support work in all of our services. Join the team to share your skills, make friends and gain new experiences. Receive relevant support and training Benefits of volunteeing Gain valuable experience and improved employability Work in a friendly and professional charity Bring your experience to our work We offer rewarding roles in all of our teams! Grow Wild Baby Bank Language translation Wellbeing and play sessions Administration Board of trustees Volunteering for companies Is your company looking for team building activities that support the local community? We provide worthwhile volunteering opportunities and sessions for different sized companies. Email us to find out more. Find out more If you would like to support our charity whilst also developing your skillset drop us an email or apply using the buttons below. We'd love to hear from you! Email Enquiry Volunteer Application Form Volunteer Policy

See available post from across our charity. We regularlty recruit to positions in childcare, early years learning and developement, family support, and a variety of support roles. Casual Play Assistant Location: Walthamstow Salaries Aged 17 to 18yrs - £10 Aged 18 to 20yrs - £12.08 Aged 21 and over - £12.71 Closing date: 02/10/2026 Overview We are looking for friendly, enthusiastic, and reliable Play Assistants to join our Grow Wild and Holiday club teams on a casual basis, providing cover during weekends and school holidays. As a Play Assistant, you will support the delivery of engaging and enriching activities that encourage children to build confidence, resilience, creativity, and a connection with the natural world. Working as part of a dedicated team, you will help create a safe, welcoming, and stimulating environment where children can learn and develop. You will need to build positive relationships with children and their families while promoting children's wellbeing, This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is passionate about working with children and enjoys outdoor learning and play. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is therefore subject to an Enhanced DBS check and satisfactory safeguarding checks in line with safer recruitment requirements. Job Description Apply Now

What's On RolePlay Magazine Dates for Your Diary Bookable Activities Holiday Activities Summer 2026 - Issue 58 out now! Read Listening & Learning If your child is aged 0-8, what matters most to you in making Waltham Forest a great place for them to live? Your Voice Our Community Drop Your Ideas Here! Building A Brighter Future Calendar View and book activities Check our Live Service Updates before travelling! Check Here Scroll to see more Walthamstow Chingford Leytonstone Leyton Bookable on Eventbrite Click link in event details Bookable Activities View our bookable activities with limited spaces. Also viewable on our calendar, above. View Role play Edition 59. Autumn 2026 Our termly magazine full of interesting local stories, events and campaigns, plus our activities timetable. Read Dates for Your Diary View Important dates such as closures, holidays and training days School Holiday Activity Timetable View Live Service Updates Planned Closures Grow Wild Climbers & Jumpers Thursday 13th and Friday 14th August Follow us on our socials for updates on scheduled activities and sessions

See available post from across our charity. We regularlty recruit to positions in childcare, early years learning and developement, family support, and a variety of support roles. Current Vacancies We employ a range of positions across all of our teams including early years, family support, data and administration, catering, finance and site services. Safer Recruitment Please Read Applying online Please Read Need more help? To find out more about a role please email: recruitment@tlpcc.org.uk Latest Roles PLEASE NOTE: We receive a high number of speculative applications weekly. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources to respond to these applications. W e can only respond to applications for positions advertised below. Early Years Educator - Level 2 Early Years Educator - Level 3 Casual Play Assistant Read More Read More Read More

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The Higham Hill Centre Our Setting Our centre is a purpose built, inspiring space for young minds. The centre combines a space for under 2's, a sensory room, three connecting playspaces and a playground and courtyard for both outside and inside free-flow play. Our Community Located near Higham Hill Park, the Wetlands and local transport links, we explore our community through regular trips and adventures. Visitors, like the Police, Fire Fighters and musicians help celebrate our commuity in the setting allowing children to experience the wonder of their world. Learning through Play When children learn through play, they are like researchers, exploring and making sense of the world. At Higham Hill we work with parents to undersand children's interests and plan exciting and stimulating activities to inspire children on their learning journey. Our approach Childcare Services Monday - Friday Childcare: 6 months - 4 year s, 8am-5.50pm (full and part-time available) Sessional Provision: 3 - 4 years and eligible 2 year olds, 9am-12pm - Term-time only Holiday Club: P rimary age children, 8am-5.50pm, during school holidays Apply Now Meet the Team Find us Higham Hill Centre 313 Billet Road, Walthamstow. London E17 5PX 020 8527 1737 hhdc@tlpcc.org.uk Open 8am – 5.50pm Monday-Friday Ofsted Ofsted rating - Good We have been rated Good by Ofsted (January 2023 ) - Read the report here "At the Higham Hill Cen tre, Children are "happy, they develop good relationships with staff and demonstrate that they feel safe and secure"

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Teatime and Holiday Clubs Teatime Club The Lloyd Park Centre offers inclusive Teatime Club until 5.50pm Monday to Friday for primary school aged children. The Lloyd Park Centre collects children from Winns Primary School Apply Here Fees Holiday Club The Lloyd Park and HIgham Hill Centres both offer inclusive holiday clubs for primary school aged children, from 8-5.50pm Monday to Friday during school holidays. See Dates for your Diary page to find out when our holiday schemes run. Bookings for October 2026 Holiday Club open from: 9am, Tuesday 22nd September Apply Here Fees Activities Your child will enjoy a range of activities including arts and crafts, sport, imaginative play, risk taking play and more. Children work together to explore their interests such as creating and performing in talent shows, fundraisers and sports events. There are opportunities to use our Grow Wild adventure play space, and for sporty and messy play, so please dress appropriately. Food Our dedicated catering team prepare our food on-site using fresh ingredients, creating tasty and nutritious meals with an emphasis on providing a wide range of plant-based foods. Meal times are always a sociable and enjoyable part of our day. Our Food

Our Story Read All About it! Making news since the 80's! 1/8 Our founder, Pauline, talks about starting the charity When I moved to Aveling Park Road in 1977 there was nowhere for people to go with their children, so I opened up my home to friends and other families. Together we set up a range of activities: keep-fit, coffee mornings, play sessions and Halloween and Bonfire parties. We also used the playscheme in a gardener’s shed and double-decker bus in Lloyd Park. In 1981 the bus was under threat of closure, so we formed the Lloyd Park Action Group and started our campaign to improve services for the community. As a result, we were given use of five portacabins in Lloyd Park and in 1984 we formed The Lloyd Park Parent and Toddler Group; with play sessions every weekday afternoon. Since this time we have continued to campaign and develop community-led services to support local families, and there have been so many successes. From raising the funds to employ our first staff members, securing grants of £1.3 million in 2003 for the building in Lloyd Park and in 2016 winning the contract for Children and Family Centres to enable us to support families across Waltham Forest. My fondest memory of the community coming together to support the charity was in 1992 after our building was completely destroyed by a fire. When I first saw the devastation I thought it was the end of the charity, but our community worked together to get services back up and running within a week. It was quite incredible how everyone rallied together to help us. There have been some amazing p eople involved over the years who have helped make this charity so special. The staff are so critical to its success, but because I'm the figurehead I have been nominated for a few awards. It was an absolute privilege to be awarded an MBE by King Charles in 2011 (then Prince Charles) and I accepted it on behalf of everyone involved in Lloyd Park over the past 35 years. Pauline Thomas MBE Founder of The Lloyd Park Children's Charity 1977 Local families meet in Pauline Thomas’ front room on Aveling Park Road. 1981 The group starts using an old gardeners’ shed in Walthamstow’s Lloyd Park and become known as The Lloyd Park Action Group. 1984 The Charity moves into five portacabins and a team of volunteers begin to offer parent and toddler sessions. 1987 Our first paid member of staff is hired and we introduce a playgroup. 1990 We become The Lloyd Park Under 5’s Centre and offer extended daycare for working families. 1992 The centre is destroyed by fire but the local community comes to our rescue to help us reopen. 2003 We raised £1.3 million to build The Pauline Thomas Centre in Lloyd Park. 2007 The Higham Hill Centre opens. 2009 Funded by 'Parents as Partners in Early Learning' and then the National Lottery, we worked in partnership with families to develop and introduce our family support community project, 'You and Your Child'. 2011 Expanding our interest in nature and risk-taking play comes Grow Wild. 2013 Local parents come together to fight poverty. They set up our Baby Bank to provide emergency support to families in crisis. 2016 We are awarded the contract to provide Children and Family Centre services for all families in Waltham Forest on behalf of The London Borough of Waltham Forest. 2018 Families work together to overcome barriers and fight for equality by introducing our Breaking Barriers project. Timeline Key points in our history 2019 Our brand new and exciting play space The Friendship was opened at The Lloyd Park Centre. 2022 Following our co-production partnership with Whitefields, we developed our deaf provision, becoming the first early years setting to offer this specialised service. 2025 We opened the Grow Well Centre, now home to our Baby Bank services.

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Apply for a childcare place Waiting list Due to high demand for our childcare we have to operate a waiting list for places. Registration Fee A non-refundable fee of £24.08 per child covers our costs. There is no fee for FEEE term-time sessional places Waiting List Position Your place entered at the time that your registration fee is confirmed. Notification Once added to the waiting list, our team will contact you if an appropriate place for you child becomes available. Current waiting list status The Lloyd Park Centre 15 hour FEEE sessional care - Open Daycare - Open Join Waiting List Please note that the Under 2s waiting list at Lloyd Park is currently closed. Applications are still welcome for 2–5 year places and sessional places The Higha m Hill Centre 15 hour FEEE sessional care - Open Daycare - Open Limited places available Join Waiting List

Find The Grow Well Centre Centrally located between Queens Road overground station and the Bakers Arms junction on Hoe Street. Address: 7 Saxon Close Walthamstow London E17 8LF e-mail: babybank@tlpcc.org.uk Go Back Follow us on our socials for updates on scheduled activities and sessions

See available post from across our charity. We regularlty recruit to positions in childcare, early years learning and developement, family support, and a variety of support roles. Early Years Educator - Level 2 Location: Walthamstow Salaries 36 hours per week - £22,127 or 40 hours per week - £24,586 Closing date: n/a Overview You will be part of an amazing team who provide high quality trusted Early Years experiences and education to all children in our care. Your role will be to implement the delivery of the Early Years Curriculum to ensure that all children reach their full potential. As part of a family group you will build relationships with children and families to promote children’s learning and development and wellbeing. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to an enhanced DBS certificate; this is a requirement of the DBS code of practice. Job Description Apply Now

Annual Data Summary: Understanding our Community Overview This report brings together our annual data for 2025–2026, highlighting how families and children engage with our services across the community, alongside key trends in early years care and education. Overall, the data shows strong reach across the borough, with continued high registration rates and growing impact through targeted services such as Grow Wild, Baby Bank, and Early Years support. Reach and Engagement Registration across the borough remains a key strength, with 103% of children registered against the community population, exceeding local authority targets. While overall engagement reduced compared to the previous year, 13,488 children were still actively engaged in Family Hubs, delivered by our multi agency team. This represents 71% of registered children and 73% of the wider community. 9568 of these individuals used services delivered by our charity. This decrease reflects changes in delivery, including service redesign and contract changes impacting how new birth families are contacted and supported during 2025, rather than reduced need. Across neighbourhoods, patterns varied: Central saw the strongest growth in registrations South West experienced the largest decrease Engagement reduced across most areas, with some local variation Supporting Families and Target Groups The data shows positive progress in reaching families who are less likely to access support and services: Increased engagement with children with SEND and additional needs Improved reach to male lone carers and teenage parents Continued support for families experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage At the same time, there are areas for development, including: Lower engagement with some carers with disabilities Ongoing need to strengthen consistent engagement across all groups Early Years Care and Education Across our Early Years settings: The number of 0–4 year olds attending has increased, alongside a small rise in older children accessing provision There has been an increase in children identified with SEND Ethnic diversity remains strong, although the proportion of children from ethnic minority groups has slightly decreased Data also highlights changes linked to the 2025 Index of Multiple Deprivation update, which has altered how deprivation is measured across areas. Key Services Making an Impact Grow Wild Grow Wild continues to be one of the highest-impact programmes: 2,811 individuals and 1,279 families reached Significant increase in participation compared to the previous year Strong engagement through play-based, outdoor learning opportunities Baby Bank Support for families facing financial hardship has grown significantly: 628 individuals supported, up from 501 403 families received essential items Over 18,800 items distributed, including nappies, clothing, and toys Demand remains high, with strong links to food banks and wider support services. Early Years Social Prescribing 69 referrals received, with 495 support contacts delivered Increased engagement with families living in more deprived areas Strong partnership working to connect families to the support they need CoCo East and Community Programmes 534 individuals engaged through CoCo East activities Family play sessions, wellbeing support, and Grow Wild activities were key drivers of engagement Continued focus on building connection, confidence, and community Ready for School Lower overall reach, but significantly increased depth of engagement Average contact per child increased substantially, showing more intensive, targeted support Communities We Serve Across all services: The largest group engaged remains White British, followed by Other White, Pakistani, and mixed backgrounds Services continue to reach a diverse and changing community, with varying levels of engagement across different groups. Key Insight A clear message from this year’s data is that: Demand for support remains high, particularly for families experiencing financial pressure, SEND needs, and early years vulnerability. At the same time, there is strong evidence that: Targeted, relational services increase both reach and impact Programmes such as Grow Wild, Baby Bank, and integrated family support play a vital role in meeting community need Conclusion Despite changes in delivery and external factors, our services continue to reach a significant proportion of the local community and provide meaningful support to children and families. The focus moving forward will be to: Strengthen engagement across all communities Improve consistency of data and SEND identification Continue building joined-up, accessible services that respond to local need

Jobs in childcare, early years learning and development and family support. Now recruiting Back to 'Join our team' page Early Years Educator Apprentice Location: Walthamstow Salary: £21,416 Hours: Fulltime - 36 hours per week Closing date: Description You will study with Pen Green Research and receive support to learn on the job at one of our settings. Your role will involve working with the team to provide high-quality, creative learning opportunities for young children, stiving to ensure every child has the best start in life. As an Early Years Educator Apprentice, you will play a vital role in creating a safe, nurturing, and stimulating environment. Job Description Apply Now Early Years Practitioners - Level 2 Location: Walthamstow Salary: £22,127 Hours: Fulltime - 36 hours per week Closing date: Description You will be part of an amazing team who provide high quality trusted Early Years experiences and education to all children in our care. Your role will be to implement the delivery of the Early Years Curriculum to ensure that all children reach their full potential. As part of a family group you will build relationships with children and families to promote children’s learning and development and wellbeing. Job Description Apply Now Early Years Practitioners - Level 3 Location: Walthamstow Salary: £25,197 Hours: Fulltime - 36 hours per week (40 hours can also be considered) Closing date: Description You will be part of an amazing team who provide high quality trusted Early Years experiences and education to all children in our care. Your role will be to implement the delivery of the Early Years Curriculum to ensure that all children reach their full potential. As part of a family group you will build relationships with children and families to promote children’s learning, development and wellbeing. You will be responsible for supporting the Senior Early Years Practitioner and supervising and nurturing level 2 practitioners, apprentices and students. Job Description Apply Now Casual/Assistant Playworker Location: Walthamstow Salary: Hourly rates Under 18yrs - £8.00 Aged 18-20yrs - £11.05 Aged 21 and over - £11.44 Hours: Part-time - 15 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 3-6pm, Term Time only Closing date: Description You will be part of an amazing team who provide high quality trusted Early Years experiences and education to all children in our care. Your role will be to support with the Tea Time Cub provision at The Higham HIll Centre, collecting primary aged school children from Whittingham school and Hillyfield on the Hill, supervising the children; providing fun activities, & serving a nutritious tea. Job Description Apply Now Cleaner Location: Walthamstow Salary: £21,715.20 Hourly rate: £11.60 Hours: 10 hours per week, Monday - Friday, 6am - 8am Closing date: Description You will be part of an amazing team who provide high quality trusted Early Years experiences and education to all children in our care. To carry out a full range of duties providing high standards of cleanliness and general security. To include cleaning activities under the direction of the Site Service Manager and Centre Manager. Job Description Apply Now Applying online All candidates must complete our employee application form. Use the job definition as a guide to structure your application and help demostrate your relevant experience. It lists the skills, competencies, talents and behaviours we are looking for. If you are new to the role you are applying for, tell us what you know about the role. Please read our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants on our policy page for info. on how we handle your data If you would like to discuss any of our open roles or arrange a visit to one of our settings, please email recruitment@tlpcc.org.uk