The Henry Smith Foundation’s Early Years Parenting Fund is now open for Expressions of Interest.

The fund provides £56,250 per year over four years (a total of £225,000) and can be used towards general running costs. The fund is designed to offer flexible, long‑term support for organisations delivering sustained, face‑to‑face early years parenting work across the UK.

Funding is available to organisations with an annual income of £100,000 – £5 million, including registered charities, Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisations (SCIOs), and Community Interest Companies (CICs). Supported activity must benefit children from birth to five years old, from organisations which work closely with parents in communities from Black, Pakistani, Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) families, or those living in the 20% most deprived areas.

Expressions of Interest close at 5pm on Wednesday 1 July 2026. Invited applicants (whose Expressions of Interest are successful) are required to submit a full application by 5pm on Friday 21 August 2026.

For further information, including how to apply, please visit the Early Years Parenting Fund page (linked for your convenience).