Childcare Expo London has announced a reputable line-up of education experts and leading early years specialists to give CPD seminars at the show when it returns to Olympia London next week on 1st and 2nd March. Some of the biggest names in the sector are due to give talks at the show, including best-selling […]
Volunteer Shelley Whitney tells us about how the Small Grant, Big Difference funding enabled her to set up the Hungry Caterpillars cooking group, and explains how this has benefited children and families in the local community.
The children in the local community have benefitted immensely from the Small Grant, Big Difference funding, and I hope this article will explain in further details how, and share some of our ideas for success with other groups.
A look back at how the Alliance has been supporting the sector in the past year – this article originally appeared in our magazine for members, Under 5 magazine. The Alliance often asks its members to share their views on upcoming changes and current concerns affecting the early years sector. Here are some of the […]
Under 5 magazine speaks to the shadow early years secretary about Labour's proposals for the early years sector
Autumn is the time of year for bonfires and fireworks, and many practitioners contact us to find out how they can introduce fires to their activities whilst safely managing risk.
CEEDA are independent research experts who are currently running the About Early Years (AEY) research programme with support from the Alliance and other sector partners. Here Dr Jo Verrill, CEEDA’s Managing Director, writes for the Alliance blog on how the government’s recent U-turn on GCSE requirements is impacting on early years recruitment, as well as looking at […]
Dr Guy Roberts-Holmes, senior lecturer in early education at UCL, explains how grouping by ability in the early years has the potential to damage children’s mental health and wellbeing
Are you compliant with the GDPR, the data protection regulation that came into effect from May 2018 across the EU? To find out, determine the personal data your setting holds and the purposes for collecting and processing it — then complete our quick quiz below. Choose your answers, then hit ‘submit’ (bottom right hand […]
With less than a month to go until Childcare Expo Midlands returns to the Ricoh Arena, Coventry, a fantastic line-up of education and early years experts have been confirmed to give CPD seminars and workshops on Friday 28th and Saturday 29th September. Cutting the ribbon at the show doors on the Friday, Shadow Early […]
Every year, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity asks people across the UK to get baking to raise money for the charity. Fundraising is vital to children like Maia (above), supporting life-changing research and care that makes a difference to each of the 618 children that arrive at the hospital every day. In this blog, […]
Alliance quality and standards manager Melanie Pilcher explains why vaccines are so important for young children. This article originally appeared in our Under 5 magazine. “One of the greatest breakthroughs in modern medicine” – that’s how the NHS Choices website describes vaccination. The practice has brought an end to incurable diseases including smallpox, which was […]
In 2018 we launched the Alliance’s Outstanding Member Awards. The response was overwhelming and attracted an incredible calibre of nominations. As a result, the judging panel felt it necessary to create a new Special Commendation award category. In this way, some nominees could be formally recognised for their dedication and outstanding contribution to early years practice. Neil Leitch, chief executive of the […]
