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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.

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Celebrating World Nursery Rhyme Week

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Nov 15, 2021
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Activities

 is an international celebration promoting the importance of nursery rhymes in early childhood development.Read more

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Sowing the seed of sustainability in early years

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Nov 8, 2021
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Best practice

When you mention the word sustainability to an early years professsional often their first thoughts are financial – budgets, cash flow, forecasts! However in terms of children's education and learning, sustainability refers to our relationship with our environment and how we can meet our needs today without compromising the needs of future generations.Read more

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Exploring schemas

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Nov 2, 2021
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Best practice

As educators we support and value the unique child in our settings, but do we really understand what their play is telling us? Read more

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How do we ensure that we really include every child?

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Oct 7, 2021
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Opinion

In a world that changes so fast how do we ensure those children that think and react differently to expected norms, are supported and guided through this noisy, ever-changing and, at times, inconsiderate society?Read more

6 ways to reduce plastic in early years settings

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Sep 28, 2021
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Sponsored

Reducing our consumption is one the most impactful ways we can help our planet. And there’s no more important category of waste to reduce than single-use plastic.Read more

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