About Us
We work closely with over 100 referral agencies including midwives, health visitors, social care and other charities to provide a safe, reliable service that people can trust.
We are located at 267 Glossop Road, Sheffield, S10 2HB (car park at back of building on Wilkinson Lane).
We are open for referrals Mon-Thurs 10am-4pm
We are open for donations Mon-Thurs 10am-2.30pm
See our donation list for what we can accept.
Meet the Team
Get Help
We work by professional referral only.
We take referrals from any organisation working with families, including, midwives, health visitors, local council, housing, charities, churches & community organisations.
We support families with children from pre-birth up to and including age 5.
Families
Do you live in Sheffield, have a child pre-birth to 5yrs and need help with items for your family? We can help. Please talk to your midwife, health visitor, social care professional or a charity or community organisation that is supporting you. They will be able to make a referral on your behalf. We do not accept self referrals.
If you have not seen your health visitor for a while or do not know how to contact them, contact your GP or local Family Hub who will be able to tell you.
Make a Referral
Our current turnaround time for referrals is 2 weeks from referral date or 6-8 weeks before due date for an unborn baby. If your referral is more urgent than this, e.g for a baby due within 4 weeks, a child not sleeping safely or a child who has no clothing to wear, please do not complete a referral form, call us instead.
We will need a specific collection date from you at the point of referral.
It must be yourself or someone from your organisation that collects the referral. We do not allow families to collect their own items.
There is no limit to the number of times a family can be referred to us if you assess that they still need support. We can provide nappies once per month, formula once per month, toiletries once per 3 months and clothing as soon as the next size is needed.
If there is anything that is not on the referral form that you think we may also be able to help with, please ask as we sometimes have extra items in or can offer advice as to where you may be able to get them from.
- Referral form – non urgent referrals only
- Please complete one form per family.
- Please ensure you are using a new blank form each time and mark clearly with an X in the middle column for items you are requesting. We will not process items that are not marked.
- Please include all requested information for each item.
- Referral forms can only be processed with a collection date.
- Download our latest referral form HERE.
- Email completed forms to sheffield@baby-basics.org.uk
- We will reply to confirm your referral is processed, if there are waiting lists for anything or any other details we need.
Telephone referral
Call us on 0114 2787262 to make a referral.
Our phone lines are open Mon-Thurs 10am-4pm.
Give Help
See latest donation list
Donating secondhand items
90% of what we provide are high quality secondhand items.
We update our donation list weekly.
Please only bring items listed below as these are what is needed. Items not on this list take time to process and will be passed on elsewhere if our stocks are full.
We ask that all items are washed and sorted into sizes/categories in clearly labelled bags before being brought to us to speed up our processing.
Donating equipment
We are limited in storage space for these items so please phone us on 0114 2787262 before you come.
We cannot accept any items that are broken, missing parts or need excessive cleaning.
We do not accept next-to-me cribs, swinging cribs, travel cots, car seats, buggies with no hood, jumparoos and sit in walkers.
Equipment we can accept
- Moses baskets & stands (please remove mattress)
- Change mats (no rips or tears)
- Change Bags (clean with no rips/tears)
- Playgyms
- Bouncy chairs
- Baby Baths
- Sterilisers (not electric)
- High Chairs
- Newborn prams, Toddler & Double buggies
- Buggy Boards
- Cots, Cot-beds & Toddler beds
Donating new items
You can donate in the following ways;
- Buy and drop items to us. (address above)
- Buy from our amazon wishlist
- Buy from our ‘for common good’ wishlist
- Buy online and have them delivered to us. (address above)
New items we can accept
Formula milk – Stage 1 only, all brands accepted, must have at least 3mths before use by date
Nappies – Sizes 1-8 (4-7 most needed)] all brands accepted
Toiletries
Baby
Baby wipes & cotton wool
Top to toe wash, shampoo & baby bath
Nappy Cream
0-2yr Toothpaste & Toothbrushes
Kids
Shampoo
Shampoo & conditioner for afro/curly hair
Shower gel
3-5yr & 6yr+ Toothbrushes & Toothpaste
Adult
Shampoo & conditioner
Shampoo & conditioner for afro/curly hair
Shower Gel – for Women & Men
Toothpaste & Toothbrushes
Body lotion
Deodorant
Maternity Pads
Breast Pads
Sanitary Pads (NO Tampons)
Donating financially
Regular or one-off
To donate via BACS please contact sheffield@baby-basics.org.uk for details
To donate via cheque please make your cheque payable to Baby Basics Sheffield and send it via post. (address above)
How can you get involved?
- Volunteering – We have space for more volunteers in our building to help us make up referrals, sort donations, safety check equipment and more.
- Ironing – We need people who can collect clothing from us, iron it and return it.
- Sewing – We always need more items sewn for us. Range of basic to more challenging patterns available. We can provide fabric.
- Knitting – We love giving out knitted items. We have specific requirements for what we are able to accept so please get in touch.
- Fundraising – We support anyone who would like to fundraise for us.
If you would like to get involved please contact us at sheffield@baby-basics.org.uk or 0114 2787262 or fill out our contact form.