Help for Early Years Providers

The Department for Education offers free resources, activities and support articles for people working in early years via Help for Early Years Providers. Find helpful…

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Early Years Child Development Training

This free online training by the Department for Education is written by early years experts and aims to build and strengthen early years educators’ knowledge…

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SEND

SEN and Disability in the Early Years Toolkit Children and the Council for Disabled Children (CDC) produced a toolkit for SEN and disability in the early years….

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Speech, Language and Communication

  Public Health England (PHE) and the Department for Education’s (DfE) Best Start in Speech, Language and Communication Programme aims to improve the rate of…

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Newsflash – Help improve the ‘Check an early years qualification’ online service

The Department for Education is inviting early years professionals to share their feedback on the ‘Check an early years qualification’ online service. If you’re a setting manager, childminder, or…

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Newsflash – OPSS issues product recalls

On 03/02/2026 a newsflash went out related to The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) issuing a Product Recall to warn about a safety risk associated…

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Newsflash – National roll out of Best Start Family Hubs and Healthy Babies – webinar for Stakeholders

Join the Department for Education for a webinar, on Wednesday 8 April, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm, to introduce the new Best Start Family Hubs and…

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Newsflash – Olivia Bailey, Minister for Early Education writes to early years sector on safer sleep requirements

Olivia Bailey, Minister for Early Education and Minister for Equalities at the Department for Education has written a letter to early years providers. The letter…

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Olivia Bailey, Minister for Early Education Writes to Early Years Sector on Safer Sleep Requirements

Olivia Bailey, Minister for Early Education and Minister for Equalities at the Department for Education has written a letter to early years providers. The letter…

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