Membership

The Early Years Alliance is dedicated to giving every child, parent and educator the best experience in the early years.

Our memberships combine the best advice, resources and support so you can put the most important things – children and families — at the heart of what you do.

Explore our packages of support below to see which one is right for you.

Full day care membership

For pre-schools, nurseries and other �°��ϲʹ��-registered settings offering full day care.

Membership costs just £130 a year - just 36p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.

Benefits include:

'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes
More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
Free policies and procedures
Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance
Discounted rates on our payslip services
On-call support from our expert advisers
Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
Free mini-guides on various aspects of running an early years setting

Term-time only membership

For pre-schools, nurseries and other �°��ϲʹ��-registered settings open during term time only.

Membership costs just £130 a year - just 36p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.

Benefits include:

'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes
More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
Free policies and procedures
Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance
Discounted rates on our payslip services
On-call support from our expert advisers
Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
Free mini-guides on various aspects of running an early years setting

Baby and toddler classes at multiple locations

For unregistered groups at multiple sites that parents attend with their children.

Membership costs just £50 for multiple sites - just 14p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.

Benefits include:

'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes
More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
Free policies and procedures
Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance
On-call support from our expert advisers
Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources

Single site baby and toddler group

For unregistered groups held at one site, that parents attend with their children.

Membership costs just £39 a year for a single-site group - just 11p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.

Benefits include:

More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
Free Policies and Procedures
Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance
On-call support from our expert advisers
Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes

Childminding professional

For those on the �°��ϲʹ�� early years register (both childminders with domestic premises and childminders without domestic premises).

Membership costs just £58 a year - just 16p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.

Benefits include:

More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance packages
Discounted rates on our payslip services
'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes as they happen
On-call support from our friendly, expert advisers
Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
Free mini guides on various aspects of running an early years business

Wraparound provision

(before-school and after-school)

Membership costs just £50 a year - just 14p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.

Benefits include:

More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance packages
Discounted rates on our payslip services
'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes as they happen
On-call support from our friendly, expert advisers
Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
Free mini guides on various aspects of running an early years business

Creche

Membership costs just £130 a year - just 36p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.

Benefits include:

More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance packages
Discounted rates on our payslip services
'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes as they happen
On-call support from our friendly, expert advisers
Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
Free mini guides on various aspects of running an early years business

Student

We offer free membership to all students currently in completing an early years qualification. You’ll need to provide your course details, and use a student email, to register.

As a student member of the Alliance, you’ll benefit from:

access to our membership magazine, Under 5, with issues out 10 times a year
discounts on our range of early years publications,
discounts on our Virtual Classrooms and other online courses
access to our member-only Connect Sessions, keeping you up-to-date on a range of early years policy updates such as EYFS updates and regulatory changes
free access to the Alliance annual Conference, where our CEO Neil Leitch, along with others, discuss and dissect the important issues facing the sector

We have further membership packages available - click the titles below for more details.

Individual

For those interested in the early years such as students or parents

Membership costs just £40 a year - just 11p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.

Benefits include:

More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
On-call support from our expert advisers
Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
Free mini-guides on various aspects of running an early years business
'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes

School

Schools offering early years provision that don't require insurance.

Membership costs just £100 a year - just 27p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.

Benefits include:

More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
On-call support from our expert advisers
Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
Free mini guides on various aspects of running an early years business
'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes

Affiliate

For organisations in early years e.g. colleges or local authorities.

Contact our team for your bespoke pricing

Benefits include:

10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
On-call support from our expert advisers
Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes

Holiday club

For holiday clubs.

Membership costs just £39 per year - just 11p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.

Benefits include:

More than 20 free online training courses for you and your team
10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
On-call support from our expert advisers
Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources

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