Are you looking to bring 2-3 years provision to your school for the first time? 👦 Join this immersive CPD experience with guidance for strategic leaders, support for teachers and practitioners working with 2-3yr olds and practical ideas for the whole team.

Great session from Phil Armstrong for EYFS teams across Children First at our whole trust inset day - inspirational and focused on our priorities! #chiildrenfirstEYexcellenceeverywhere #qualityCPDforall

Ofsted has revealed it plans to carry out trial visits to around 240 schools, colleges and early years settings, to test its proposed new approach to inspection buff.ly/41xo4Af

We’re less than one month away from the Spring 2025 Senior Leader Briefing, an essential event for school leaders aiming to stay ahead of national issues and policy changes. Join us to gain clarity and boost your confidence. Secure your place today > eu1.hubs.ly/H0h3V4v0

Looking forward to what will be a great day! Esther O'Connor Nova Robinson Early Excellence

The Early Years Pupil Premium is a vital tool to target support and enable all children to get the best start in life, regardless of background. Check out EEF's new resource to support evidence-informed decisions about how to spend it. educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/early-years/pu…

📚✨ Happy World Book Day! ✨📚 To celebrate this exciting day, we’ve asked the talented team behind the scenes at Early Excellence to share their favourite books! From hidden gems to timeless classics, their recommendations might just inspire your next read. #worldbookday

A huge thanks to the schools & college I’ve visited these last few days in the UAE. Looking forward to the BSME EY conference tomorrow Early Excellence Frontier Education

Here’s the link to the latest episode of The Early Excellence Podcast for those of you on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/0fwA1w…

The date is fast approaching! Join us next week for a celebration and exploration of Early Childhood Education at The British School of Brussels (BSB), in partnership with EEx Early Excellence. To book your ticket scan the QR code below.

New Podcast Release: Story Steps - The Power of Storytelling 🎙️ We're joined by Trisha Lee to explore the power of storytelling and poetry in early childhood education, the role of improvisation, and the importance of a rich story diet. Listen now 🎧 > eu1.hubs.ly/H0hFNp70

“Thoughtful investment of EYPP can drive lasting improvements to practice and maximise the chances that each child will benefit.”  Lauren Grocott offers three tips for leaders to consider when planning and sustaining an Early Years Pupil Premium strategy. eef.li/wdgkeY

Today, we’ve added two new approaches to our Early Years Evidence Store: ✍️Interactive writing, and, 🧼Self care. In this blog, Julian Grenier CBE explores how educators can support the development of interactive writing in their setting. ⏬ ⏬ 1/3

There’s only one week to go until our final Inspiring Leaders Conference in Exeter! Join our expert-led workshops which will offer first-hand experiences and insights to support young children’s development. Limited places available, book your place 👉 eu1.hubs.ly/H0hMPy10

Explore Continuous Provision at Lingfield! We’re excited to offer a fantastic opportunity to visit our school and see how we have set up continuous provision across Early Years and KS 1. Join us for a free twilight session in collaboration with Early Excellence Excellence,

📖 Now Available: EExREC Baseline Assessment Tool! The EExREC Baseline Assessment tool enables staff to spend time with the children in provision, building relationships and setting the children. Don't miss out for the new academic year 👉 eu1.hubs.ly/H0k3PD00

2M children have speech and language challenges. Early Talk Boost offers helps children improve their talking and understanding of words in just 9 weeks. Get it for your setting for free today by signing up to our research project with EEF! speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-and-…

When it comes to early years screen media, how fast-paced is too fast? Article on our new The Leverhulme Trust project with Prof Julia Davidson OBE that's going to be tracking the maximum rate of on-screen information that young brains can process media.leverhulme.ac.uk/feature/swass

Today we have announced that we will be publishing the response to our recent consultation and our revised inspection framework and methodology in early September. Inspections will begin in November 2025 as planned. You can find out more here: gov.uk/government/new…

🚨 New strategy for early years education and family services Today, Department for Education has published its new strategy for early years education and family services. We’ve taken a closer look at the plans and what they could mean for the sector ⤵️ 1/5