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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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Gill Jones: аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½±â€™s new inspections – what did we learn from the pilots?

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Sep 26, 2019
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Policy

Between the launch of the Education Inspection Framework (EIF) consultation and the framework taking effect, аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± carried out more than 100 pilot visits to different types of early years settings. So what did they learn from them?Read more

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Making your early years setting sustainable

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Sep 12, 2019
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Alliance publications

Creating and developing a sustainable setting is not just about money, as important as that is, but requires leaders and managers to focus on all areas of the organisation. Read more

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CBeebies’ star celebrates Childcare Expo Midlands' 10th birthday

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Sep 5, 2019
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Events

To celebrate Childcare Expo’s 10th birthday, CBeebies presenter Sid Sloane will open the show and provide entertainment for visitors.Read more

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What makes a great early years manager?

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Aug 28, 2019
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Professional development

Editor Rachel Lawler speaks with Tracey Davis, manager at Shoebury Nursery about her experience as a manager in the early yearsRead more

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The EIF: Conveying intent, implementation and impact in your curriculum

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Aug 27, 2019
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Best practice, Policy

The Education Inspection Framework (аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± 2019) places greater emphasis on your approach to curriculum with аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± stating that ‘curriculum’ is what is taught and ‘teaching’ is how curriculum content is taught.Read more

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