The Early Years Alliance is the largest and most representative early years membership
organisation in England.

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We believe that all children should have the best possible start in life

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Early Years Nutrition Support service

The Early Years Nutrition Support service offers a suite of comprehensive nutrition resources to help you promote healthy...
Early Years Alliance
Early Years Alliance

Early Years Metaverse

Alliance members get exclusive access to these immersive virtual reality learning modules, created for early educators.
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Early Years Alliance

Alliance member? Get up to 20% off Famly

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Early Years Alliance

Help shape the future of the Early Years Alliance

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Early Years Alliance

Supporting effective environmental sustainability in early years settings toolkit

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Early Years Alliance

The Early Years Foundation Stage statutory framework 2025 – reflecting on your practice

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Early Years Direct

Advice and information

Safeguarding

If you work in the early years sector, it is important you comply to safeguarding measures to ensure the wellbeing of all the children at your setting.

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Employing and managing early years staff

The skills and wellbeing of the staff in an early years provision are important factors in creating high standards of education and care for children.

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Equality and inclusive practice

Early years settings play a crucial part in offering support to the most vulnerable children and families within disadvantaged communities.

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Alliance support

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Insurance

Designed to suit each type of early years provision

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Payslip service

Comprehensive and secure support for your setting

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Business Blocks

Helping you to build and maintain effective a business model

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Qualifications and training

EYA Central

Visit our one-stop-shop for early years training and resources

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Qualifications

Explore our range of high-quality early years qualifications and apprenticeships

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In-house training

Access our high-quality private team workshops and bespoke training face-to-face or virtually

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OUR PROJECTS

We have decades of direct experience in supporting local authorities, charities and other organisations to deliver children and family services

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Parenting and family support

Helping families to improve wellbeing, resilience and relationships in order to reach their potential, and delivering accessible parenting advice and…
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Supporting the early years workforce

Supporting and improving quality in a wide range of early years services.
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Inclusion

Focusing on what each individual child can do and supporting them to play, learn and develop.
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Healthy child development

Providing positive experiences that supports physical, cognitive, emotional and social early development.
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Early education and childcare

Supporting the delivery of accessible and affordable services that provide the quality care and education that all children need to…

Latest news

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Reform of special educational needs and disabilities system delayed

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson announced the delay in a letter to the Education Select Committee
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Council funding cuts for early years may negatively impact families, LGA warns

The LGA warns that efforts to support families in need could be undermined by changes to council funding pass through rates
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Free school meals expansion will have limited impact on disadvantaged children in the early years, report warns

Hundreds of thousands of disadvantaged children are projected to miss out on the benefits of the free school meals expansion next year, new research shows
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Best Start in Life campaign launched to support families

The government's new Best Start digital parenting hub has gone live with a range of services for parents and families
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Less than half of parents of under-fives are confident they know what EYFS is, new Alliance survey reveals

New poll suggests more parental support and guidance on early learning is needed.
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Princess of Wales pens essay about the impact of screen time on children’s social and emotional growth

The Princess of Wales has warned of the negative impact of 'technological interference' on the family connections needed for early learning and development in a new essay.
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