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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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Cultural capital in the EIF: what you need to know

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Aug 7, 2019
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Policy

The term Cultural Capital has been added to аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½±â€™s new Education Inspection Framework (EIF), due to come into effect in September. Here, Alliance quality and standards director Michael Freeston explains what it means for the early years.Read more

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Tackling childhood obesity through play

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Aug 6, 2019
Category: 
Research

In response to Britain's childhood obesity crisis, Micro Scooters has launched  â€” an online resource for adults caring for pre-school children that explores toddlers’ physical development. This blog has been supplied as part of a paid partnership with .Read more

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Reducing plastic in nursery settings

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Jul 30, 2019
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Best practice, Case studies

To mark the end of , we're sharing some amazing stories of nurseries who have radically reduced or cut out single-use plastics.Read more

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A new inspection approach

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Jul 9, 2019
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Policy
Gill Jones, early education deputy director at аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½±, shares some updates on the new Education Inspection Framework, coming into place in SeptemberRead more
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Get ready for your MP visit

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Jun 13, 2019

Here are our top tips for making the most of out of your MP visit.Read more

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