This programme is a series of ten courses over five years aimed at empowering early years practitioners to deliver inclusive practices by upskilling them through training and shared information/learning resources.

Recording of the lecture given by Professor Tina Bruce for The Froebel Trust on children’s play and creativity (Oct 2023).

A guide to neurodiversity in the early years from Anna Freud: National Centre for Children and Families, authored by Kerry Murphy.

Straightforward ‘Beginner’s Guides’ from Tapestry, addressing key topics and issues in early years education; including ‘A Beginner’s Guide to Ableism’.

This free, online training by the DfE provides an overview of child development and gives practical advice for supporting the development of children in your early years setting.

In this webinar, Professor Victoria Murphy considers the key findings of recent research in order to give young children learning English as an additional language (EAL) the best start.

In this webinar, Professor Herb Ginsburg explores the research behind using picture books to promote high-quality learning in EYFS maths.

This free online course provided as part of the government’s counter-terrorism strategy is an introduction to the risks of radicalisation, and the role that professionals and practitioners can play in supporting those at risk.

Created to help parents encourage children under two to start talking, this guide offers five tips for behaviours to aid toddlers in finding their first words.

Resource Library by The Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University; articles and videos featuring cutting-edge research.

Part of a blog series from Siren Films with video clips and ideas for practice. Share the link with families too.

Sound Communities aims to highlight some of the commonalities between music practice and speech, language and communication (SLC) practice, and to provide Early Years professionals with tools, approaches and methods to support all children, including those with SLC needs.

Seven-year-old Molly Wright discusses the importance of play in very young children’s brain development. She's joined onstage by one-year-old Ari and his dad, Amarjot, who help illustrate her big ideas about brain science.

A booklet of activities for parents to help nursery children’s speaking and listening skills.

Startwell offers a wide selection of online and in-person training courses for practitioners working in Birmingham; covering healthy eating, physical activity, and oral health from babies to pre-school.

Early Childhood academic Aaron Bradbury has collated a library of resources covering child development, outdoor play, early childhood, Early Years curriculum, Early Years SEND, and many more subjects related to children aged 0–5.

Anna Freud’s latest Early Years research shows that staff wellbeing needs to lie at the heart of nursery settings, so they have created some guidance on keeping practitioners supported and feeling well.

Froebel Trust shares short films and recordings of their live webinars as a page on their training and resources section, covering a varied range of Early Years-appropriate subjects.

PEDAL is the centre for research on play in education, development, and learning. It conducts academic research into the role of play in children’s lives in order to inform wider practice and policy.

The Early Childhood Mathematics Group promotes maths education for young children, particularly in the Early Years Foundation Stage in England. Below is a link to their building firm foundations in mathematics guidance from birth through the end of Key Stage 1.