Ways to Support Us

Building a Nest for the Future

Make a Difference

The Bird Box is a Community Interest Company (CIC) that runs on donations and sponsorship.

Your support is vital in helping us to provide free opportunities for local preschoolers and their parents to play, connect and grow.

From free breakfasts to fully-funded places on our baby groups, your generosity makes a huge difference to the work we provide in the community.

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Free breakfasts given out to local children

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Affordable and nutritious lunches served to the community

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Fully-funded places provided across our core sessions and projects

Since September 2025

Become a Friend of The Bird Box

Local and regional companies are invited to sponsor family places through annual donations.

When you become a Friend of The Bird Box, you’ll receive:

  • Recognition on our website, social media, and at community events

  • Updates and impact stories showing exactly how your support has helped

  • Opportunities for your team to visit, volunteer, or join special “Bird Box Days”

  • The satisfaction of knowing your investment nurtures the well-being of the youngest children in our community

Sponsorship Packages

Puffin £250

Funds toddler breakfasts for one term (12 weeks), ensuring every child that comes to The Bird Box Toddler Cafe can enjoy a healthy start to the day.

Wren £700

Funds a family in hardship to attend a baby and toddler group at The Bird Box for a whole year.

Robin £1,800

Funds eight mums and their babies to attend our Nest programme for one term, providing 12 sessions of connection and support.

Owl £5,500

Funds one Bird Box programme - Nest, Hatchlings or Fledglings - for a whole year

This allows eight families to attend 36 sessions of connection, support and growth.

Why Sponsor Us?

Our goal is to give every child the best possible start - and we need your help.

Many local families would love to access The Bird Box but face barriers such as cost, transport, or additional needs and disabilities. 

By joining our Friends of The Bird Box programme, your organisation directly funds places for families who otherwise couldn’t attend, turning corporate investment into real social impact.

Your support helps:

  • Children develop confidence, social skills, and early learning foundations

  • Parents and carers access wellbeing, peer support, and community networks

  • Strengthening our community, making it healthier, and more connected

Your donation provides:

  • Fully-funded places on our toddler and baby classes to ensure they are accessible to everyone

  • Free breakfasts for all at our Toddler Cafe

  • Community events for grown-ups and children in a welcoming, comfortable and inclusive space

How Else Can I Support The Bird Box?

There’s plenty of other ways to get involved and show your support

  • Donate toys, books and other needed items

  • Spread the word to friends, family and colleagues about the work we do

  • Follow and share what we get up to on Facebook or Instagram

  • Volunteer with us

With Thanks to…

Every Family is Welcome Here

We are proud to serve families from all backgrounds, cultures, and walks of life.

We work particularly hard to reach families who may feel excluded from traditional early years provision: 

  • Families from ethnically diverse backgrounds

  • Isolated parents and carers

  • Those navigating the challenges of new parenthood

  • Families who simply need an affordable, welcoming place to go

Accessibility is central to how we operate - from our inclusive pricing to the food we cook in our café. No one should feel like they don't belong here.

Our Core Values

Evidence-based practice

Our sessions are rooted in EYFS, Montessori principles, and the latest research on child development and family wellbeing.

Strengthening community

We build social capital, reduce isolation, and create the connections that make a neighbourhood genuinely resilient.

Tackling inequality

We actively reach families who face barriers to mainstream provision - reducing inequality in the earliest, most formative years of life.

Investing in the future

The first four years of life shape everything that comes after. Support us, and you are investing in the future of our children and our community.