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…

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…

  30 hours childcare In June 2019, the Department for Education launched a campaign to raise awareness of the benefits of 30 hours childcare, with…

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….

  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…

On 10th November 2025, Ofsted introduced their new inspection framework and report cards with a five-point grading scale following the government’s commitment to remove overall effectiveness…

Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs help early years settings and childminders adopt evidence-informed improvements, promote system leadership, and build networks for sharing effective practice. As…

Early years educators play a crucial role in shaping children’s confidence, curiosity and wellbeing. At this vital stage of development, young children are building emotional…

The Department for Education (DfE) is inviting Reception teachers and teaching assistants to take part in research on their experience of training and working in Reception. We…

Are you an early years setting who would love to showcase the great work you are doing with supervised toothbrushing? We are looking for a…