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🌳 HEART Midlands - Early Years Stronger Practice Hub 💚 Birmingham, Coventry, Herefordshire, Solihull, Warwickshire, Worcestershire 🌐 strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/wm/heart-midlands-eysph
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🧮 Want to boost early maths in your setting?

Join the #MathsChampions programme - 12 months of expert training, tools & resources to help early years practitioners build confidence and boost children’s maths from the start!

🔗 Find out more: www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/wm/hear...
🤝 November Networking at HEART 🌳💚

Connect with peers and strengthen your practice at one of our upcoming #network meetings.

All events are free and tailored for #EarlyYears professionals.

Browse and book now: www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/wm/hear...
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🚨 Invitation to tender!

The EEF is funding a review of how early years educators support children’s language and communication.

We’d love to hear from research teams with experience in using mixed-methods or qualitative approaches.

Find out more 👉 tinyurl.com/62a4xdsn
🧮 Want to boost early maths in your setting?

Join the #MathsChampions programme - 12 months of expert training, tools & resources to help early years practitioners build confidence and boost children’s maths from the start!

🔗 Find out more: www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/wm/hear...
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Molly Devlin (Director of Early Years) and Vickee Twort (Executive Primary Head at Ark Victoria Academy) explore why boosting attendance in the early years is critical - and share four strategies that are already making a measurable impact.
💭 Read their @theeef.bsky.social blog: tinyurl.com/373asuce
📋💬 DfE Early Years Workforce Survey

How do you check #EarlyYears #qualifications? What works well? What could be better?

This short survey (5 mins) is your chance to share honest feedback that will help shape future support for our sector.

🔗 dferesearch.fra1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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🗣️ Do you work in the early years?

We want to hear from YOU!

Take a quick 10-min survey on Early Years Pupil Premium funding to help shape future support.

💷 £50 for an optional follow-up interview!

🔗 Join here: www.iffresearch.com/...
💬 Each Nurture Network session will dive into the #PrinciplesOfNurture.

Sign up for all four sessions to get the full experience!

👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/nurture-n...

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🎉 West Mids Early Years Professionals—come and join the HEART #NurtureNetwork 🤝

🌱 Session 1: Transition & Learning

📅 Thu 25 Sept | 🕙 10am–12pm or 🌙 6–8pm

Let’s explore how transitions shape development—and how you can support them with care.

👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nurture-ne...

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Nurture Network Session 1: Transition and Learning
Session 1: 'The importance of transition in children’s lives' and 'Children’s learning is understood developmentally'
www.eventbrite.co.uk
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Let your practice GROW this summer 🌱🌻

Join Growing Practice—a national series of free webinars from Stronger Practice Hubs across the UK.

🤝 Open to all #EarlyYearsEducators
🎓 Practical, evidence-informed sessions
🔗 Book now 👉 www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/wm/hear...

#EarlyYears #CPD
Highlights include:

🏅 Over 8,000 settings signed up, with 90% rating activities as “high quality”

🧒 74% of settings reported practice changes; 88% believe these will improve children's outcomes — notably in language, communication, and PSED

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🎉 Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs Are Making a Real Difference!

An independent evaluation has found that the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs programme, which launched in 2022, is boosting outcomes across the country—especially in more deprived areas.

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The @theeef.bsky.social evaluation report of our Concept Cat approach from RAND Europe is out now. TLDR: Concept Cat helped Early Years children to learn conceptual vocabulary and maths. Read the full report here: educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk/news/new-eef...
New EEF evaluations strengthen evidence on effective early years…
EEF publishes findings from evaluations of seven different early years programmes
educationendowmentfoundation.org.uk
Supporting Self-Regulation in the Early Years 🧠💖🙂
📅 Wed 13 Aug | 🕙 10–11am or 6–7pm

Interactive session for #EarlyYears professionals.

Learn practical tools to support emotions, relationships, and independence 🚀✨

BOOK NOW 👉 www.eventbrite.com/e/supporting...

#EYFS #EarlyYearsCPD
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Positive early experiences contribute to better happier childhood teenage years & improved life chances as disabled adults. @cdctweets have a new guide & training to support early years providers & practitioners tinyurl.com/4fymd7xu
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Early support changes everything. We're working with @theeef.bsky.social to trial our Early Talk Boost programme in early years settings.

Help children struggling with talking & understanding words thrive.

Learn more & sign up: speechandlanguage.org.uk/.../early-ta...
✨NEW✨ Stronger Practice Insights: Working with Children under Two

A comprehensive collection of materials curated from Hubs nationwide, complemented by links to the #EYFS framework, further research, and online resources.

📥 Download free via our website!

#EarlyYears #UnderTwos
📢 Early years practitioners—your voice matters!

The DfE is reviewing space requirements in childcare settings. Help shape the future, including outdoor spaces.

🗓️ Deadline: 11 July 2025

📝 Respond now: bit.ly/407oImO

#EarlyYears #EYFSConsultation #HaveYourSay
🌍 Ready to take climate action in your #EarlyYears setting?

Join Emma Baines and the West Midlands Climate Ambassadors Hub for a 2-hour online session—network, plan, and leave with key steps for sustainability 🌱

📅 Don’t miss out—start your Climate Action Plan today

Sign up: bit.ly/4l4s4zk
Congratulations to Alison Hanson of Ally's House Childcare (Leamington Spa), on her 'West Midlands Childminder of the Year' award at the Coram PACEY Regional Childminder Awards 2025 🏆

Alison is a fantastic childminder and firm friend of the HEART Midlands Early Years SPH 🌳💚

@corampacey.bsky.social
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📣 Calling all educators!

We’re looking for passionate people like you to share your insights and experiences as part of our community of educators, the EEF Exchange.

Help make sure our work stays relevant and grounded in the real world. 

Apply: ow.ly/UtL450VCmn5