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Supporting children with Language & Communication: Understanding Your Role in Identifying a Need
Currently in the UK 1.9 million children are struggling with talking and understanding words. Early identification and intervention is the key to closing the gap. Early Years Practitioners play a vital role in supporting children with speech, language and communication needs, however many practitioners report that they don't feel confident in being able to identify and support children.
DfE launch updated Toilet Training Guidance, as we provide webinar and resources.
As a response to our needs analysis, we delivered a very timely webinar, two days after the DfE guidance update, on “Supporting your families with toilet training." The DfE guidance is full of useful milestones and tips, with this one being particularly pertinent if we are to address the challenge of children starting reception in nappies. “Starting toilet training after 2 and a half to 3 years can make it harder for some children to learn this new skill.” To sit alongside our webinar, we developed a handout for practitioners, as requested by them.
Birth to 19's response to the Government's Child Poverty Task force
Birth to 19 published their response to the Government's Child Poverty Task force.
Promoting Cultural Capital & Community Engagement in Early Years Settings
Building cultural capital helps children develop the knowledge, experiences, confidence and communication skills that will prepare them for their future success. It is seen as a way to help children achieve goals, become successful in society, and rise up the social ladder (social mobility). The bottom line is, it is about giving children the best possible start to their early education.
Reading levels for children at a 'crisis' point
Rebecca Oberg, Director: Institute for the Early Years comments on the importance of sharing books for children to improve reading levels.
Nurturing Excellence in the Early Years: The Value of Apprenticeship Training Rooted in Evidence Informed Practice
As the Executive Headteacher of two outstanding nursery schools, who have employed apprentices for many years, Sian Hudson talks about the value they bring, developing the next generation of skilled early years educators.
EALC supports the publication of Parenting Through Adversity Practice Guide (0-10)
EALC supports the Department for Education in partnership with Foundations' new published practice guide Parenting Through Adversity.
EALC partners with Speakers for Schools
EALC will work with the UK's leading social mobility start-up
Making sense of Self-regulation
Julia Revels, an independent consultant in the early years discusses self-regulation.
Birth to 19's response to the Government's Plan for Change
Government Plans for Change – Birth to 19 Response:
"We are impressed with the bold vision that the Government has laid out in its Plan for Change. The scale of the challenge is immense, but the opportunities for progress are even larger. We look forward to the opportunities to work with the Government both regionally and nationally, to deliver a strategic approach which tackles child poverty and improves life chances for all our children.” Read our full response here
What Really Matters for Babies?
Julia Manning-Morton is an independent consultant, author, lecturer and trainer in early years care and education, whose writing and teaching is focused on enabling and enthusing early years educators to develop practice and provision that supports the wellbeing of children from birth to three years old.
The Leader's Role in Supporting Staff Wellbeing
Rebecca Oberg discusses how crucial the leaders role is in staff wellbeing.
Response to The Play Commission's Call for Evidence: Reimagining Our Ambitions for Children's Play
Birth to 19 responds to The Play Commission's Call for Evidence, providing their recommendations.
Autumn Conference Recap
On October 12th, Bradford Birth to 19's Stronger Practice Hub hosted a conference for early years workers focused on oracy and literacy. The conference also saw the launch of Friends of 50 Things, a new and exciting opportunity for partners and settings!
EALC Director to Chair NIHR research project!
Kathryn Loftus is the Chair of a £289,000 NIHR research project
Listen to our director Kathryn Loftus talk EALC and Act Locally!
Kathryn was invited to speak about EALC and our Act Locally project on the 'Frank and Stan Chat'
Reflections on Leadership Outside
Kathryn Solly, a former early childhood teacher discusses leadership outside.
Free breakfast in primary schools government rollout scheme
With many children coming to school every day unprepared and hungry, the government have set forth a scheme to be launched as early as September 2025 for free breakfasts to be provided in up to 750 schools.
World Mental Health Day, 10th of October
World Mental Health Day is on Thursday, the 10th of October. It is a day for you to speak with others and raise awareness for mental health issues. This year's theme is mental health in the workplace and we are sharing ways to open up about mental health at work.
Child of the North Ninth Report: Call for the government to revise preschool provision to improve outcomes for children
Child of the North publishes it's ninth report with Centre for Young Lives. The report provides new evidence-based plans to improve the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready’.
Child of the North: Report for revised preschool provision to improve the generation of 'not school ready’ children
Centre for Young Lives have published their ninth report in the twelve report series in 2024 providing guidance to support the new government in improving the early years system for children. The report presents a new evidence-based plans to tackle the lack of affordable early years and childcare amid concerns at the high number of children starting school not ‘school ready'.
Thinking with Materials: Learning and Understanding
Debi Keyte-Hartland: Associate Consultant with Early Education: This article is an adaptation from “Intelligent materials: agency and aesthetics” first published in Early Education Journal No 89 Winter 2019
Thinking Together With Children and Nature
Debi Keyte-Hartland: Associate Consultant with Early Education discusses how nature is a great tool in children's development.
Keighley Food Conversation
"Childcare Desert" - Childcare is at an all time low
A "childcare desert" describes the current early years system in the UK. Birth to 19 director Christian Bunting comments on the knock on effects of the early years sector in crisis such as nursery staff retention, unaffordable childcare and the impact on children.
Future Flexible Working Hours in Education?
Gen Z graduates now expect working hours to suit them- but what does this mean for education. Could flexible working hours be incorporated into the world of teaching? Our director of Birth to 19 comments on the new model of working.
Child of the North SEND report: Digitally upskilling children with and through education settings
Our director, Christian Bunting, has contributed to the publication by Child of the North.
KERRY MURPHY: PLAY AND NEURODIVERSITY
Kerry Murphy gives us an insight into play and neurodiversity.
'One Stop Health Shop' a resounding success in Manningham and Girlington!