Workforce training for Family Hubs, local authorities & early years teams
Training that goes to the heart of parent and baby relationships
Bespoke, policy-reflective training that helps your practitioners strengthen parent and baby relationships in the first 1001 days, from pregnancy to age two. We tailor every programme to your staff and to what you're asked to deliver through Best Start Family Hubs and your Start for Life offer.
Led by Gayle Berry, founder of Blossom & Berry · Over 20 years' experience · Thousands trained globally
Why you can trust us
20+
years training practitioners who support parents and babies
1,000s
of practitioners trained around the world
Sure Start
Multiple trainings for Sure Start Belfast, plus funded training through Action for Children
Accredited
Certified through Blossom & Berry, accredited by Federation of Holistic Therapists (FHT) · IICT · CThA · Was approved by the Royal College of Midwives
Some of the organisations we have trained
Rooted in the first 1001 days
Every baby deserves loving, nurturing relationships
Our training follows the thinking behind the government's Best Start for Life vision for the 1,001 critical days and the First 1001 Days Movement: put babies' emotional wellbeing first, support the relationship between parent and baby, and give the people who work with families the skills and support to do it well.
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From pregnancy to age two
The first 1001 days are a unique period that lays the foundations for lifelong emotional and physical wellbeing.
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Starting with the needs of the baby
Practitioners learn to read each baby's cues and offer sensitive, responsive care that supports their emotional wellbeing.
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Relationships at the heart
Loving, nurturing parent–infant relationships, alongside parents' own wellbeing and perinatal mental health.
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An empowered Start for Life workforce
Skilled, confident practitioners with ongoing supervision, ready to deliver your Start for Life offer through Family Hubs.
Gayle is a member of the First 1001 Days Movement. Policy references show relevance, not endorsement.
We understand what you need
Built around what your service is asked to deliver
Nurturing Care Training is an evolution of our work: bespoke, policy-reflective teacher training that goes beyond standard parent and baby wellness teacher training. It's unique, tailored and based on over 20 years' experience of training thousands of practitioners globally.
We look at the wider picture: how parent and baby work fits your Family Hub offer, your workforce plans and the families you support.
You need
Parent–infant relationships and perinatal mental health
Every course centres co-regulation, attachment and the relationship between parent and baby.
You need
An empowered Start for Life workforce
Live weekly and monthly supervision, mentoring and quarterly learning sessions, not a one-off course.
You need
Support that reaches every family
Practitioners learn to adapt for every baby and family, whatever their culture, language or needs.
You need
The first 1001 days and Best Start priorities
Training shaped around the Best Start for Life vision, Best Start Family Hubs and the EYFS principles.
Policy references show relevance, not endorsement. Funding eligibility depends on each commissioning specification.
Our principles & training framework
Heart-led training,
in step with policy
Our framework brings together the Love Creates Love philosophy with what government guidance asks of high-quality early years and Family Hub workforce training: clear outcomes, a strong evidence base, practical learning, ongoing supervision and inclusive, safe practice.
Relationships come first
Relevant to EYFS principles · Early Years Teachers' Standards · First 1001 Days · Best Start for Life · Nurturing Care Framework
Rooted in evidence and experience
Relevant to DfE CPD Standard · EEF guidance · Best Start Family Hubs
Learning by doing
Relevant to EEF guidance · Early Years Teachers' Standards · Early Years Educator L3
Sustained, reflective support
Relevant to DfE CPD Standard · EEF guidance · Best Start Family Hubs · Best Start for Life
Every baby and family belongs
Relevant to EYFS principles · Early Years Educator L3 · Best Start Family Hubs · Best Start in Life · First 1001 Days
Safe, consent-led practice
Relevant to Early Years Teachers' Standards · Early Years Educator L3 · Best Start Family Hubs
Planned with you, measured together
Relevant to DfE CPD Standard · EEF guidance · Best Start in Life
How every course is delivered
Learn
Six written modules, an in-depth workbook, video lessons and reading lists build secure knowledge.
See it modelled
Live training with Gayle, demonstrations, class plans and facilitator scripts.
Practise with feedback
Teaching practice with real families and personal marking on every module within 10–14 days.
Embed and reflect
Weekly office hours, monthly group supervision and 12 months of mentoring keep it going.
Training options
Blended, online or built entirely around you
Every option includes live weekly and monthly supervision, mentoring and training, so your practitioners are supported however they learn.
Blended training
Online learning followed by a practical immersion day together, so your staff build knowledge first, then practise hands-on with us.
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Online modules, workbook and video lessons
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One practical immersion day, in person
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Live weekly and monthly supervision
Fully online
All the learning can happen online, at your staff's own pace, with live sessions so no one learns alone.
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Online modules and live Zoom training
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Weekly and monthly live supervision
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Quarterly online learning sessions
Bespoke packages
We can build and create any bespoke training package for your organisation, shaped around your staff, your setting and the families you support.
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Whole teams or individual places
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Immersion days at your setting
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Supervision and mentoring to suit you
Our courses
Four training programmes
Baby Massage Practitioner Training
Support responsive nurturing touch, baby cues, parental confidence and early connection through inclusive group facilitation.
Baby Yoga Practitioner Training
Develop safe, age-appropriate shared movement and play experiences that encourage responsive interaction and caregiver confidence.
Tree Babies Nature Connection Training
Equip practitioners to hold welcoming parent and baby experiences in nature, supporting shared attention, caregiver wellbeing and community belonging.
The Nurtured Nursery™ Certificate
CPD for baby room teams: responsive infant care, emotional safety and practitioner wellbeing, so every baby feels safe, seen and heard.
Proud members of
We also support
Your lead trainer
Gayle Berry
Founder of Blossom & Berry · Author, educator and TEDx speaker
Over 20 years supporting families and training professionals, including work with Sure Start centres, Sure Start Belfast and Action for Children. Supported by associate trainer Sandy Fernandez Conde.
Planning staff development or expanding your parent and baby offer?
Tell us what your team needs. We can discuss suitable training, delivery options and the information required for a tailored proposal.