Recognised Spaces

Each recognised space is guided by shared standards of compassionate, non-judgemental practice — supporting both parents and babies.

For families, this means you can attend with confidence, knowing you will be welcomed, respected, and truly held.

How it works

There are two ways to be part of Parent Baby Spaces — beginning with a recognised foundation, and extending into ongoing learning, reflection, and support. 

Both are rooted in a shared commitment to creating spaces where parents feel safe, supported, and truly held.

The difference is in the depth of ongoing commitment and development behind that recognition.

Round badge with beige background, pink text that reads "PARENTING · BABY · SPACES" around the perimeter, green text that says "Committed to safe parent-baby spaces I take my responsibility to parents seriously" in the center, and a simple illustration of a swaddled baby at the bottom.
A circular badge with a green border that reads 'PARENTING ENHANCED'. Inside, it has the words 'BABY' and 'SPEAK' in large pink letters, and a message that says 'Committed to safe parent-baby spaces. I take my responsibility to parents seriously.' There is also a small illustration of a wrapped baby at the bottom of the badge.

  • £222 per year

    A clear and trusted foundation

    This pathway offers a meaningful, visible commitment to holding a safe, compassionate, and thoughtfully led space for parents and babies.

    Through a guided process, you will align your work with the Parent Baby Spaces standards — ensuring that families can attend your space with confidence and trust.

    What this recognition represents

    By becoming a Recognised Parent Baby Space, you are showing that:

    • your space is guided by shared standards

    • you prioritise emotional safety and inclusion

    • you have reflected on how your space is experienced by parents

    What’s included

    • Access to the Code of Practice, Minimum Standards, and safeguarding guidance

    • A guided reflection process

    • Recognition as a Parent Baby Space

    • Certificate and listing on the Parent Baby Spaces website

    What this means for parents

    Parents can attend your space knowing that:

    • they will be welcomed as they are

    • they will not be judged or compared

    • their experience matters just as much as their baby’s

    A recognised and trusted foundation for your work.

    Make your payment here

    BY MAKING THIS PAYMENT YOU AGREE TO ALIGN TO OUR WORKING STANDARDS.

  • Enhanced Recognised Space

    £465 per year

    Ongoing commitment to practice, reflection, and leadership

    This pathway builds on your recognition, offering a visible and ongoing commitment to maintaining, deepening, and upholding the standard of your space.

    This is not simply access to support.

    It is an enhanced level of recognition — demonstrating that your practice is:

    • actively reflected upon

    • continually developed

    • and held with consistency, responsibility, and care over time

    • What this enhanced recognition represents

    By stepping into this level, you are showing that:

    • you are committed to ongoing learning and reflection

    • you take responsibility for the emotional impact of your work

    • you are actively maintaining a high and consistent standard

    • you are contributing to the collective quality of parent–baby spaces.

    What’s included

    • Everything within the Recognised Parent Baby Space pathway

    • Monthly reflective supervision

    • Ongoing teaching and guidance

    • Guest expert sessions

    • Continued professional development

    • A connected community of space holders

    Enhanced Website Recognition

    Your listing will include a Parent Baby Spaces badge of ongoing learning and commitment, showing families that your practice is not only recognised, but actively maintained and developed over time.

    What this means for parents

    Parents are supported by someone who is:

    • not only recognised

    • but consistently reflecting on their practice

    • supported in the emotional work they hold

    • committed to maintaining a high and trustworthy standard

    A visible, ongoing commitment to the standard of your work — and the spaces parents step into.

    Make your payment here

    BY MAKING THIS PAYMENT YOU AGREE TO ALIGN TO OUR WORKING STANDARDS.

  • You can begin with Recognition and move into Enhanced Recognition at any time.

    Some choose to start with Recognition while they are completing other training or commitments, and step into Enhanced Recognition when they feel ready to deepen their practice.

    Recognition and Enhanced Recognition are separate commitments.

    If you choose to upgrade within 3 months of joining, your initial payment will be taken into account and you can step into Enhanced Recognition by paying the difference.

    After 3 months, Enhanced Recognition is joined as a separate pathway in full.

    When you step into Enhanced Recognition, your 12 months of ongoing support, learning, and reflection begins from that point.

Meet Recognised Enhanced Practitioners

  • Anouska - Parenting Coach

    Anouska - Hadfield, Glossop

    A thoughtfully held parent and baby space built through over 20 years of experience supporting and holding spaces for parents — offering emotionally safe support through baby classes, connection, reflection, and compassionate care for both parents and babies.

    Instagram
  • A woman taking a selfie in a room decorated for Christmas. In the background, there is a fireplace setup with festive decorations, including toy people, lights, and a snowy scene. The woman is smiling, wearing a black top with puffed sleeves and a star necklace.

    Baby Buddies with Anna

    Anna - Grimsby


    A nurturing space for new mums and their babies — offering massage, music, and gentle movement to support connection and help you feel less alone.

    Website
  • A woman with light brown hair holding a baby doll with dark skin, wide eyes, and a white shirt, sitting on a beige couch. There is a logo in the top left corner for Tiny Hands Big Adventures, indicating services for baby massage, pre-school activities, and parenting support.

    Tiny Hands Big Adventures

    Amanda - Skipton

    Offering supportive parent, baby and child sessions that focus on connection, simple play, and confidence-building... creating a warm, welcoming and honest space without pressure, judgement or expectation.

    Website
  • Smiling woman with long blonde hair and a nose piercing, wearing a white fluffy top, sitting outdoors with a bamboo fence in the background.

    Panda Family Baby Massage

    Andrea - Stourbridge

    A thoughtfully held space offering one-to-one and small group baby massage, alongside restorative treatments for parents — supporting connection, calm, and the quiet return to self.

    Website
  • A woman with blonde hair and blue eyes taking a selfie outdoors in a pasture with trees and bushes in the background.

    Nurture Nature Connect

    Nicola - Javea Spain & Online

    Supporting mothers navigating anxiety, overwhelm, and life transitions through gentle bodywork, baby massage, and nurturing online support spaces.

    Instagram
  • www.thenaturalsensorynook.co.uk

    The Natural Sensory Nook

    Josie - Bracklesham

    The Natural Sensory Nook is a gentle, nurturing space where you and your baby can explore, learn and journey together through play. The Nook is no ordinary sensory class.

    Click Here
  • A woman with curly red hair sitting on a black chair, wearing a black shirt, with a floral and bird painting hanging on the wall behind her.

    Lunas Moon Co

    Janine - Wirral

    Luxury, nurturing classes supporting mums to feel calmer, more confident, and less alone — including baby massage, yoga, stay & play, and walking groups.

    Instagram
  • A woman with long braided hair and tattoos on her hand is sitting on the floor with a young child, both smiling. Behind them are decorative floral arrangements and framed posters, one of which says 'be you'.

    Little Diamonds Family Nurture

    Julie- Somerset

    Supporting families through the first 1001 days with baby classes designed to encourage connection, confidence, development, and a sense of village.

    Website

  • Pip & Harris Family Wellbeing

    Laura- Orrell

    Nurturing classes from babyhood to school age, creating opportunities for connection, friendship, and community in calm, welcoming indoor and outdoor spaces.

    Website
  • A woman with light gray hair, smiling, standing in front of a flowering pink tree. The sky is visible through the branches and blossoms.

    Blossoming Souls Wellbeing

    Zara - Southampton

    A calm, restorative space offering baby reflexology sessions alongside holistic treatments for parents, including reflexology, aromatherapy massage, sound baths, and energy healing — supporting wellbeing, balance, and inner calm for both parent and baby.

    Website
  • A woman with purple hair and glasses is holding a sleeping baby with a floral-patterned shirt, close to her face, in a cozy setting.

    The Newborn Nurturer

    Liz - West Sussex

    Offering compassionate, thoughtful support for families through pregnancy and early parenthood — including in-home care, baby massage, antenatal education, and postnatal support across West Sussex and beyond.

    Website
  • A smiling woman with gray hair sitting on the grass in a park, wearing a floral dress.

    Fiona Cooke Infant Massage

    Fiona - Herefordshire and Shropshire  

    Offering experienced, compassionate support for parents and babies — drawing on over 20 years’ work and the author of A Helpful Guide to a Happy Baby, supporting sleep, feeding, and early connection.

    Website
  • A woman with long, wavy light brown hair and blue eyes, smiling at the camera. She is wearing a cream-colored textured top. The background features a bookshelf with books and decorative items.

    The Nesting Space Community

    Jade - Wrexham

    Supporting a nourishing postpartum journey for mothers and babies — with over 10 years’ experience through in-person classes and thoughtful online support.

    Instagram
  • A woman with light brown hair, glasses, and a red patterned shirt smiling while sitting on a vehicle with a window showing green trees outside.

    Sadie Rose Matrescence

    Lauren - Somerset

    Lauren is a postnatal doula operating in Somerset offering families a variety of support and services, including baby massage classes in the near future. She is passionate about delivering high quality experiences in a safe space for all those who attend.

    Website

Enhanced Space Holders

A circular badge with a beige background and olive-green border. The text reads 'PARENTING ENHANCED' around the edges, and in the center, it says 'Committed to safe parent-baby spaces. I take my responsibility to parents seriously.' There is also a simple illustration of a swaddled baby at the bottom.

These practitioners are committed not only to recognition, but to continued growth, reflection, and the ongoing development of their practice.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Practitioners listed within Parent Baby Spaces have voluntarily chosen to align their work with the Parent Baby Spaces Code of Practice, Minimum Standards, and Safeguarding Statement.

    Some spaces hold Recognition status, while Enhanced Recognised Spaces have made an ongoing commitment to continued reflective learning, support, and development.

    This means they have committed to:

    • Prioritising parental wellbeing alongside baby development

    • Creating emotionally safe, non-judgemental environments

    • Following safeguarding and safety guidance

    • Working with compassion, inclusion, and respect

    • Reflecting on and continually developing their practice

    Recognition within Parent Baby Spaces does not mean someone is a therapist or medical professional (unless separately qualified), but it does reflect a commitment to holding spaces with care, integrity, and responsibility.

  • Parent–baby classes are supportive environments, but they are not a substitute for clinical mental health or medical care.

    If you are struggling with your mental health, you are not alone — and support is available.

    In the UK, you can contact:

    • Your GP for a referral to perinatal mental health services

    • Your Health Visitor

    • NHS 111 for urgent advice

    • Samaritans (116 123) for 24-hour emotional support

    • PANDAS Foundation (0808 1961 776) for perinatal mental health support

    If you are in immediate crisis, please call 999 or attend A&E.

    Registered instructors may signpost you to appropriate services, but they are not mental health professionals unless separately qualified.

    Your wellbeing matters deeply.

  • Getting started is simple. Reach out through our contact form or schedule a call—we’ll walk you through the next steps and answer any questions along the way.

  • Collaborative, honest, and straightforward.

  • You can reach us anytime via our contact page or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within three business days.

  • Parent Baby Spaces is an independent standards initiative. It is not a government or regulatory body.

    Its purpose is to raise the standard of emotionally safe, ethical, and supportive parent spaces across the UK, while advocating for greater recognition of the importance of these environments in the future.

  • There are two ways to be part of Parent Baby Spaces — beginning with a recognised foundation, and extending into ongoing learning, reflection, and support. 

    Both are rooted in a shared commitment to creating spaces where parents feel safe, supported, and truly held.

    The difference is in the depth of ongoing commitment and development behind that recognition.

    See the top of this webpage for full info.

  • Not at all — and your experience is deeply valued here.

    Parent Baby Spaces is not a membership in the traditional sense, and it is not about how long you’ve been doing your work.

    It is about something different.

    It is about making visible your commitment to how your space feels for parents — not just what you offer.

    Recognition within Parent Baby Spaces shows that your work is aligned with shared standards around emotional safety, inclusion, and respectful, compassionate practice.

    For some, the foundation recognition is enough — a clear and meaningful step to show this commitment.

    For others, there is a desire to go further — to continue reflecting, developing, and being supported in the emotional depth of the work they hold.

    This is not about adding something unnecessary.

    It is about standing behind the quality and intention of your space in a way that parents can recognise and trust.