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Welcome to the Alliance blog, 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.

Talking to children about where food comes from

Fairtrade Fortnight: Talking to children about where food comes from

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Mar 1, 2022
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Sustainability

 provides a good opportunity to explore all sorts of subjects with children – ranging from food, health, the environment, weather, different countries - and opening their minds to the world around them.Read more

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EAL: Why the home language matters

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Feb 15, 2022
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Best practice

Settings should be welcoming to every child and parent to show that they are valued and part of the community.Read more

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Employing an early years apprentice for your setting

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Feb 9, 2022
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Business management

Employing an apprentice can be an effective way to bring new skills to your early years setting and grow your workforce, writes Velda Bartholomew...Read more

Boy gets jab

Supporting parents and carers to get children vaccinated against MMR

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Jan 31, 2022
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Campaign

The NHS has launched a campaign to try and boost take-up of the MMR vaccine which is at its lowest rate for a decade.Read more

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The Early Years Pupil Premium - making the most of it

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Nov 29, 2021
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Business management

As educators, we want to make sure we use our , in the most inclusive and effective way possible to make it stretch — so how can we do that?Read more

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