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World Book Day: how to make a great book corner

Melanie Pilcher, quality and standards manager at the Alliance, shares some ideas for creating a book corner, or story area, to help encourage children to develop a love of books and reading. This is an extract of an article that originally appeared in the March 2019 issue of Under 5 magazine.Read more

Plastic not so fantastic

Melanie Pilcher, quality and standards manager at the Alliance, considers how early years settings can reduce the amount of plastic waste they produceRead more

Healthy and Active Lifestyles - top tips for early years settings

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Inspired by the Alliance publication,Ìý (and just in time for the New Year!) we've put...Read more

Working for you - 2018 in review

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A look back at how the Alliance has been supporting the sector in the past year - thisÌýarticle originally appeared in our magazine for members,Ìý...Read more

Bonfires, fireworks and fire pits - 6 top tips for planning safe fire activities

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Autumn is the time of year for bonfires and fireworks, and many practitioners contact us to find out how they can introduce fires to their activities whilst safely managing risk.

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Case Study - Developing reflective practice and leadership skills

In this guest blog from Steven White of , he shares with us a case study example of using reflective practice and the development of leadership skills.Read more

Vaccinations - Keeping your setting safe

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Alliance quality and standards manager Melanie Pilcher explains why vaccines are so important for young children.ÌýThis article originally appeared in ourÌý...Read more

Why movement counts – a free book extract

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Physical development is one of the three prime areas of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), alongside communication and language and personal, social and emotional development. These three areas have equal status, are...Read more

Minimum wage: keeping up-to-date with changes

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Ten things to consider when planning an outdoor play area

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This is a sponsored guest blog from our friends atÌý, sharing their top tips when planning a new or updated outside...Read more

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