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Welcome to the Alliance blog, where you鈥檒l 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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The power of play: Play for all children

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Jun 25, 2023
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National Week of Play

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Eve Whistler is a nursery teacher who works in a primary school in England. In...Read more

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The importance of play听

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Jun 24, 2023
Category: 
National Week of Play

How the BBC鈥檚 Tiny Happy People can help you and your team support parents and encourage playtime at homeRead more

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Connecting with families

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Jun 24, 2023
Category: 
National Week of Play

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Loving relationships are essential to supporting children鈥檚 learning and development, but these relationships are of equal importance to families too. To be able to best provide children with supporting environments, adults need to...Read more

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Connecting to our minds

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Jun 23, 2023
Category: 
National Week of Play

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Mental health听鈥樷he emotional and spiritual resilience which allows us to enjoy life and survive pain, disappointment and sadness. It is a positive sense of well-being and an underlying belief in our own, and others鈥,...Read more

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Connecting with each other 鈥 supporting children to make friends

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Jun 22, 2023
Category: 
National Week of Play

An important aspect of children鈥檚 personal, social, and emotional development (PSED) is to 鈥渓earn how to make good friendships, co-operate and resolve conflicts peaceably鈥 (EYFS para, 1.6)Read more

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