Sowing the seed of sustainability in early years
When you mention the word sustainability to an early years professsional often their first thoughts are financial – budgets, cash flow, forecasts! However in terms of children’s education and learning, sustainability refers to our relationship with our environment and how we can meet our needs today without compromising the needs of future generations.
Less than a fifth understand the importance of the early years, survey finds
Royal Foundation research reveals lack of recognition for the early years
TUC warns of “catch 22” for parents
Union says early years provision costs rising while statutory maternity pay falls in real terms.
National Week of Play: Play and nature
The natural world offers a rich sensory, ever-changing environment, full of exciting features to explore and investigate and to learn through active enquiry, play and talk.
Welcome to our National Week of Play 2022: Protecting the planet through play
This year the Alliance’s National Week of Play takes as its focus eco-sustainability in early years and explores how we can support children’s understanding and involvement with protecting our beautiful and fragile planet Earth for future generations.
Alliance chief executive warns early years is a ‘sector in crisis’
Neil Leitch warned the early years is a ‘sector in crisis’ in his speech at the charity’s annual conference.
How can early years music practise help you meet today’s challenges?
Promotion Children’s wellbeing is at the core of the EY Foundations Stage (EYFS) and this has been brought further into the limelight with the challenges of COVID-19. With so much change and uncertainty, we want to support and settle our children and staff as much as we can. So how can music, and specifically, early […]
DfE early years programme helps practitioners to support children after Covid-19
The early years sector has faced multiple challenges in recent months. Despite this – or perhaps as a result – there was demand from the sector for good professional development to give practitioners the tools to support children effectively.
Get ready for Childcare & Education Expo North
The next Childcare & Education Expo North is taking place in Bolton in June and registration is now officially open.
Getting parents to fundraise — without asking them for extra cash
Extra cash is harder to come by than ever before – for early years providers and parents. So how can you get your parents to help you fundraise without asking them for extra cash?
Nursery World 2022: Come and visit our Best Practice Clinic
After two years the Nursery World Show is back — bringing together the early years community under one roof. With a mix of CPD-certified sessions, free-to-attend workshops, visitor attractions and networking opportunities, it’s the perfect place to rediscover the magic of early years.
Fairtrade Fortnight: Talking to children about where food comes from
Fairtrade Fortnight provides a good opportunity to explore all sorts of subjects with children – ranging from food, health, the environment, weather, different countries – and opening their minds to the world around them.