Talent 25 is a long-term action research programme, stretching over 25 years. The first 4 years begin by working with early years’ children and their families offering free cultural and creative activities.
Babies should be aged between 3 and 12 months and families need to be living in certain areas of Leicester.
Participating families get free opportunities to take part in workshops exploring music, stories, messy play, movement and other creative activities, giving children the chance to have fun and express themselves, and families a chance to bond and spend quality time together.
During lockdown, our Researchers wanted to find out how families were coping, and whether creativity was playing a part. Interviews captured how parents at home were engaging with their babies and children with creative activities they had experienced with Talent 25 . We have summarised the key findings of a full report in an executive summary, which you can read here.
BBC Radio 4 visited Talent 25 in March 2020 to hear from our team, our families and some of the creative practitioners taking part- you can listen to the feature here.
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Am I eligible?
You can take part in Talent 25 if you have a baby aged 1 or under and you live in certain parts of Leicester.