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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.

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Happy children — taking care of young people's wellbeing

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Feb 6, 2018
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Best practice, Events, Under 5

Sonia Mainstone-Cotton, early years nurture and wellbeing trainer, and early years consultant, explains how you and your staff can take care of children’s mental health.

This article orginally appeared in the Alliance's...Read more

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Child-centred and led learning – dispensing with the circle time

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Jan 26, 2018
Category: 
Best practice, Opinion, Case studies

Jessica Gosling, founder of , talks about her recent experiences of running a stay-and-play parent and toddler group.Read more

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Research Study - share your views on the professional identities of early years educators

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Jan 24, 2018
Category: 
Research

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Nathan Archer is a Doctoral Researcher in Education at the University of SheffieldÌýwho is conducting a research project toÌýcollectÌýthe views and experiences of professionals from across the early years sector, on...Read more

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The Big Birdwatch

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Jan 15, 2018
Category: 
Best practice, Under 5

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The RSPB is inviting early years settings to join its – here’s how you can get involved.Ìý

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Â黨ӰÊÓchief executive Neil Leitch gives a speech

Reporting back to the bad old days

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Jan 9, 2018
Category: 
Opinion, Policy

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Â黨ӰÊÓchief executive Neil Leitch shares his thoughts on the recent 'Bold Beginnings' report from Ofsted, as well as the negative sector response to that report, and the discussions it sparked around the '

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