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Thursday, 10 September 2026

Early Years Leadership: How to Improve Outcomes for Every Child

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A child’s early years are a period of extraordinary growth: the brain reaches around 90% of its adult size by age five, creating foundations...
Saturday, 5 September 2026

Small Moments, Big Impact: Supporting Children’s Learning at Home

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A child’s learning does not begin when they start in their early years setting.  Long before then, children are learning through stories, so...
Monday, 10 August 2026

How to make the most of the EEF’s Early Years Evidence Store

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The Education Endowment Foundation’s Early Years Evidence Store is a fantastic resource for early years leaders and educators. It brings to...
Tuesday, 4 August 2026

Understanding the key person approach: a quick guide

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Babies, toddlers and young children in the early years need consistent, warm and responsive care from the adults they spend time with. Consi...

Choosing childcare and early education for your baby or toddler? Here are 8 key things to look out for

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Recently, quite a few friends and colleagues have asked for advice on choosing childcare and early education for their baby or toddler, usua...
Monday, 8 June 2026

The myth about Ofsted, the DfE and early writing

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  An unhelpful myth has taken root in early years education: children should avoid writing altogether until they can spell simple words corr...
Monday, 23 February 2026

Why we need workforce reform in the early years

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Early years practice has changed significantly over the past few decades. Today, schools report that they have many more children arriving ...