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Welcome to the Â黨ӰÊÓblog, where you’ll find expert advice, best practice tips and ideas, thoughtful opinion pieces and successful case studies. For everyone who is passionate about the importance of Early Years.

Muddy boots and green fingers 

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Apr 8, 2025
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Baby and toddler

The Alliance’s Melanie Pilcher explains how to bring [horti]cultural capital to the early years Read more

Words in motion 

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Apr 8, 2025
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Baby and toddler

The Alliance’s Melanie Pilcher shares ideas to celebrate World Poetry Day 2025 Read more

Making music meaningful

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Apr 8, 2025
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Baby and toddler

The Alliance’s Alison Heseltine talks all about ways to make the most of music and song-time at your baby and toddler groupRead more

Once upon a time...

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Apr 8, 2025
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Baby and toddler

The Alliance’s Melanie Pilcher discusses all things fairy tale – the positives and negatives, links to learning, and how to update them for the modern age Read more

Screen-free for sleep

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Apr 8, 2025
Category: 
Baby and toddler

New research from a cohort of universities and early years organisations shows that toddlers’ sleep is boosted by screen-free bedtimes, so we decided to find out more... Read more

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