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This month’s featured course is SPACE to Flourish by Debi Keyte-Hartland. A CPD resource to be used flexibly with your staff. Available at no extra cost to organisation members of Early Education. Find out more here: https://ow.ly/zO7l50ZYTkh #CPD #earlyyears #eyfs #earlyeducation

Our CEO Beatrice Merrick and Birth to 5 Matters project lead Nancy Stewart were honoured to represent the Early Years Coalition as prize recipients in the Habermaass Prize ceremony this week for impactful international contributors to early childhood education. https://early-education.org.uk/news

Organisation members of Early Education now get access to CPD resources for team training at no extra cost. Bite-sized content delivered by our expert Associates to use flexibly with your staff on key early years topics. Find out more here: https://ow.ly/xKzo50ZYT27 #earlyeducation #cpd #courses

London branch - Digital Pedagogy: The Use of Technology in Early Years Richard Waite will deliver a live demonstration of technology that enhances children’s learning! https://tickets.sheepcrm.com/early-education/event/6ac3903bb42ed14abab6c4b9/ Hashtags: #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #London

We have six vacancies for trustees from across the UK to be elected by our members. Could you or someone you know provide your time and expertise to support and guide the work of Early Education? Find out more: https://early-education.org.uk/governance/

Oxfordshire branch - Creating Early Years Environments on a Shoestring - 12th November 2026 Join Kirstine Beeley, for an inspiring evening exploring Early Years Best Practice on a Shoestring budget! https://ow.ly/RLpk50ZRqhy #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Oxfordshire

London branch - Digital Pedagogy: The Use of Technology in Early Years Richard Waite will deliver a live demonstration of technology that enhances children’s learning! https://tickets.sheepcrm.com/early-education/event/6ac3903bb42ed14abab6c4b9/ Hashtags: #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #London

Bristol/ECHO branch - Whose Story? From dominant narratives to diverse stories Dr Nathan Archer will delve into the significance of hearing practitioners voices in the narrative of early childhood care and education. https://ow.ly/6e6e50ZN1NG Hashtags: #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Bristol #ECHO

Aberdeen branch - Sustainability and Playfulness - 6th October 2026 Learn playful education and sustainable skills to enable educators to further develop their teaching skills! https://tickets.sheepcrm.com/early-education/event/6a4b7ef2b707f1ecfde94bf1/ #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Aberdeen

Join us for our upcoming masterclass on the impact of interactions, with Professor Julie Fisher. Taking place on the 6 November 2026 in Cardiff, you can find more details and book your place here: https://ow.ly/ZSer50ZQvaH #cpd #interactions #earlyyears

Bristol/ECHO branch - Whose Story? From dominant narratives to diverse stories Dr Nathan Archer will delve into the significance of hearing practitioners voices in the narrative of early childhood care and education. https://ow.ly/6e6e50ZN1NG Hashtags: #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Bristol #ECHO

Oxfordshire branch - Creating Early Years Environments on a Shoestring - 12th November 2026 Join Kirstine Beeley, for an inspiring evening exploring Early Years Best Practice on a Shoestring budget! https://ow.ly/RLpk50ZRqhy #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Oxfordshire

Join us for our upcoming masterclass on the impact of interactions, with Professor Julie Fisher. Taking place on the 6 November 2026 in Cardiff, you can find more details and book your place here: https://ow.ly/ZSer50ZQvaH #cpd #interactions #earlyyears

Aberdeen branch - Sustainability and Playfulness - 6th October 2026 Learn playful education and sustainable skills to enable educators to further develop their teaching skills! https://tickets.sheepcrm.com/early-education/event/6a4b7ef2b707f1ecfde94bf1/ #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Aberdeen

Sussex & Hampshire branch - Exploring schematic play - 26th September 2026 - 09:30-12:30 Join Tamsin Grimmer to consider definitions and ways of working with schemas and schematic behaviour! https://ow.ly/epk750ZzmyO #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #SussexandHampshire

“Don’t ask where I’m from, ask where I’m a local” Read our latest guest blog on Culture and belonging in the early years, from Early Education Associate Carla Cornelius https://early-education.org.uk/culture-and-belonging-eary-years/

Bristol/ECHO branch - Whose Story? From dominant narratives to diverse stories Dr Nathan Archer will delve into the significance of hearing practitioners voices in the narrative of early childhood care and education. https://ow.ly/6e6e50ZN1NG Hashtags: #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Bristol #ECHO

Sussex & Hampshire branch - Exploring schematic play - 26th September 2026 - 09:30-12:30 Join Tamsin Grimmer to consider definitions and ways of working with schemas and schematic behaviour! https://ow.ly/epk750ZzmyO #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #SussexandHampshire

Aberdeen branch - Sustainability and Playfulness - 6th October 2026 Learn playful education and sustainable skills to enable educators to further develop their teaching skills! https://tickets.sheepcrm.com/early-education/event/6a4b7ef2b707f1ecfde94bf1/ #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Aberdeen

Sussex & Hampshire branch - Exploring schematic play - 26th September 2026 - 09:30-12:30 Join Tamsin Grimmer to consider definitions and ways of working with schemas and schematic behaviour! https://ow.ly/epk750ZzmyO #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #SussexandHampshire

Sussex & Hampshire branch - Exploring schematic play - 26th September 2026 - 09:30-12:30 Join Tamsin Grimmer to consider definitions and ways of working with schemas and schematic behaviour! https://ow.ly/epk750ZzmyO #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #SussexandHampshire

Aberdeen branch - Sustainability and Playfulness - 6th October 2026 Learn playful education and sustainable skills to enable educators to further develop their teaching skills! https://tickets.sheepcrm.com/early-education/event/6a4b7ef2b707f1ecfde94bf1/ #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Aberdeen

Find out about the second edition of Birth to 5 Matters by watching the launch event, including an overview of new sections on digital pedagogy, sustainability, birth to 2s and reception. https://ow.ly/pjp250ZvJ8o Visit the redesigned website at https://ow.ly/7sfx50ZvJ8n

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Join us live for the online launch of the second edition of Birth to 5 Matters NOW (Wednesday 15 July, 7.00-8.00pm). Use the live link: https://ow.ly/ptEm50ZmOxH

We're counting down to the online launch of the second edition of Birth to 5 Matters on Wednesday 15 July, 7.00-8.00pm. Register here to join: https://ow.ly/orxy50ZmOox Order your copy today: https://early-education.org.uk/product/birth-to-5-matters-non-statutory-guidance-for-the-eyfs/

We're glad to have contributed to the Department for Education's new guidance for practitioners on screen use for in early years settings, on when/how to use screens with children from birth to 5: https://help-for-early-years-providers.education.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing/screen-use

The DfE's consultation on early years funding in England suggests changes to inclusion and disadvantage funding, but doesn't address the fundamental issue of underfunding within the sector. Read our summary and initial comment here: https://ow.ly/zw5X50ZkIqt

Aberdeen branch - Sustainability and Playfulness - 6th October 2026 Learn playful education and sustainable skills to enable educators to further develop their teaching skills! https://tickets.sheepcrm.com/early-education/event/6a4b7ef2b707f1ecfde94bf1/ #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Aberdeen

Order your copy of the second edition of Birth to 5 Matters now. Special offer price ends 30 June: https://ow.ly/y31k50ZfhHn

We welcome the announcement from the Department for Education confirming details of the grant being made available to local authorities to cover the cost of early years free school meals (EYFSM) for children in schools from September 2026. https://early-education.org.uk/eyfsm-grant-announced-2026/

Missed the initial allocation of tickets for the online launch of the Birth to 5 Matters 2nd edition on 15 July, 7.00-8.00pm? Don't worry, we've added extra places. Register here to get yours: https://ow.ly/mcUS50ZgioW You'll also be able to watch live via www.birthto5matters.org.uk

London branch - 1st July 2026 - AGM & A SPACE to Flourish – Encounters with charcoal The ‘Supporting Pedagogy, Arts and Creativity Project (SPACE) aims to improve children’s school readiness through a focus on supporting creativity. https://ow.ly/HnuV50Z39er #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #London

Join us for the online launch of the second edition of Birth to 5 Matters, 15 July, 7.00-8.00pm. Register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/87ea12bb-fa21-4dda-802c-93794459745f@3fac7572-eaa3-4715-bf27-b7b7f60d0290

The second edition of Birth to 5 Matters is available to pre-order. New sections on digital pedagogy, sustainability, birth-2, Reception plus. Order by 30 June for a pre-order price of £9.50 https://ow.ly/lVWK50ZcPK6 Join us for the launch event on 15 July: https://ow.ly/i7Kh50ZcPK7

The second edition of Birth to 5 Matters is available to pre-order. Updated throughout and with additional content including sections on digital pedagogy, sustainability, birth to 2 and Reception and beyond. Order by 30 June for a pre-order price of £9.50 https://ow.ly/OrB950ZcPFq

ICYMI: Ofsted have issued an update about changes to the Education Inspection Framework from September 2026: https://ow.ly/O7an50ZcjSV

London branch - 1st July 2026 - AGM & A SPACE to Flourish – Encounters with charcoal The ‘Supporting Pedagogy, Arts and Creativity Project (SPACE) aims to improve children’s school readiness through a focus on supporting creativity. https://ow.ly/HnuV50Z39er #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #London

Darlington and Durham Branch - 16th June 2026 - 16:00 – 17:30 We will look at a selection of brilliant books that can be used to introduce children to our amazing, wild, British animals with engaging, usable activities. https://ow.ly/RhGz50YR1c2 #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Darlington #Durham

Our 2026 report with NAHT, NEU & Unison reveals that many of England’s 376 maintained nursery schools face long-term underfunding, rising staffing costs, inadequate SEND funding, and a growing gap between delivery costs and funding rates. https://early-education.org.uk/mns-funding-finances-2026/

Bristol branch event - SPACE to Flourish - 13th June 2026 - School of Education, Bristol University. Echo and Early Education are delighted to host Debi Keyte-Hartland to lead this engaging CPD session Find out more and book at: https://ow.ly/Ok9H50YyxFO #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Bristol #ECHO

Darlington and Durham Branch - 16th June 2026 - 16:00 – 17:30 We will look at a selection of brilliant books that can be used to introduce children to our amazing, wild, British animals with engaging, usable activities. https://ow.ly/RhGz50YR1c2 #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Darlington #Durham

London branch - 1st July 2026 - AGM & A SPACE to Flourish – Encounters with charcoal The ‘Supporting Pedagogy, Arts and Creativity Project (SPACE) aims to improve children’s school readiness through a focus on supporting creativity. https://ow.ly/HnuV50Z39er #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #London

Bristol branch event - SPACE to Flourish - 13th June 2026 - School of Education, Bristol University. Echo and Early Education are delighted to host Debi Keyte-Hartland to lead this engaging CPD session Find out more and book at: https://ow.ly/Ok9H50YyxFO #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Bristol #ECHO

"When you’re reading to a child, you’re creating the apparatus of happiness" says Frank Cottrell Boyce in the latest Early Education Journal, out now, celebrating the National Year of Reading. https://app.sheepcrm.com/early-education/journal/109/

Reflections on the proposed CMA review of the "childcare market" in a system where increased investment, lack of affordability, underfunding and low pay are currently endemic: https://early-education.org.uk/competition-and-markets-authority-asked-to-review-childcare-market/

London branch - 1st July 2026 - AGM & A SPACE to Flourish – Encounters with charcoal The ‘Supporting Pedagogy, Arts and Creativity Project (SPACE) aims to improve children’s school readiness through a focus on supporting creativity. https://ow.ly/HnuV50Z39er #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #London

Following the recent elections, we've published a new Scottish Supplement highlighting the Scotland-specific findings of our Nuffield Foundation funded project on the early years workforce. https://early-education.org.uk/early-years-workforce-policy-in-the-four-uk-nations-a-comparative-analysis/

Oxfordshire branch event & AGM - 20th May 2026 - 18:00 – 20:00 - Hosted at The Slade School Working together to promote robust language development in the early years https://ow.ly/tXGX50YB6lx #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Oxfordshire

Darlington and Durham Branch - 16th June 2026 - 16:00 – 17:30 We will look at a selection of brilliant books that can be used to introduce children to our amazing, wild, British animals with engaging, usable activities. https://ow.ly/RhGz50YR1c2 #EarlyEducation #EarlyYears #Darlington #Durham