The Froebel Trust Open Call Research Grant scheme is now OPEN for applications! 🎉 We’re offering funding of up to £50,000 for a team or a collaborative partnership to develop new knowledge about Froebelian education. The theme for this year is the Froebelian principle of 'Relationships matter.'

Introducing our Baby Room Network 👶 A dedicated space for #BabyRoom practitioners to deepen their knowledge, strengthen their practice, and connect with others across the sector. Our first two sessions will explore the nutritional needs of babies and under‑2s: www.eventbrite.com/cc/baby-room...

Are you an early years practitioner, parent and carer keen to learn new approaches to supporting development in babies and young children? Check out a new set of briefings designed by NCB family member @researchip.bsky.social. buff.ly/nE9PYmI

As we reach the end of term, we want to take a moment to thank all of our early years colleagues across Birmingham for your dedication, creativity, and commitment 💜 Your work continues to light up children’s lives, and we are grateful for the energy and care you bring every single day. 1/2

✨ Case Study Spotlight ✨ How do children move from reciting numbers to truly understanding them? Our latest case study, “How Many Altogether?”, shows how #CountingCollections & #MarkMaking supported 4‑yr‑old Evie’s number sense. 👉 www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/wm/hear... #EarlyYearsMaths

The first time ever sharing ALL our webinars for free! 🎁 Our gift to passionate early years practitioners this Christmas. Find out more >> https://loom.ly/AyM7dTQ #earlyyearspractitioners #talestoolkit #eyfs #ece #earlychildhoodeducators

We're looking forward to an energising day ahead with Birmingham #EarlyYears professionals - time together to plan, discuss, and lay the groundwork for the next five years of work across the Birmingham Early Years Networks. Prof. Chris Pascal opening the day 🎤 #ForwardTogether #Birmingham

Interested in becoming a teacher? Attend a free Get Into Teaching event! Don’t miss out, sign up to an event today - and be sure to visit the CREC stand on Saturday 22 November 2025 at the Birmingham Conference & Events Centre between 10am- 2:30pm. buff.ly/9R649RE #TrainToTeach #GetIntoTeaching

Autumn District EYC Surgeries — we’re talking #Ofsted! Join Birmingham #EarlyYears Consultants for in-person & online sessions focused on the Renewed Inspection Toolkit. Ask questions, share ideas, and connect with your peers. Find your surgery: www.birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/events?tag=D...

To mark the launch of our latest pamphlet, Singing with Young Children, by Paula Lester, we’re hosting a FREE webinar – and you’re invited! 🎉 Join us on Tuesday 2nd December at 7pm GMT with Paula as she explores practice examples of how singing can be used to inspire and teach young children. 🎶

Our newsletter isn’t just for Coalition members. Get sector news, policy insights, research highlights and event updates straight to your inbox. Sign up here today www.earlyeducationchildcare.org/contact

Our free EYSEND workshops are continuing throughout the Autumn Term!📆 Join us and learn how to give families the tools to support their child’s communication skills💬👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 Learn more and book your place: https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-and-professionals/training-courses/eysend-partnership/

📣 Have your say! The Early Years Coalition has announced plans to review and update the non-statutory EYFS guidance document Birth to 5 Matters, and they want to hear from professionals across the early years sector. Survey closes 24th November. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/yc26b8cy

🤝 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...

🧒💉 Free Training: Become an Immunisation Champion! #EarlyYears settings in #Birmingham can book a free, 1-hour online #training session, designed by NHS England and delivered by expert childhood #immunisation clinicians. 📅 Six flexible dates available (Nov 2025 – Feb 2026) 💻 Online via MS Teams

🧮 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...

Happy #Diwali and #BandiChhorDivas to our brilliant early years colleagues and families celebrating across Birmingham 🪔 May your settings sparkle with stories, songs, and sticky glitter. Thank you for lighting up little minds with laughter and learning every single day ✨

Do you work with families of children in #EarlyYears? Our 'Introduction to speech, language and communication skills in the early years' EYSEND workshop took place in July and the webcast is available now!💻🎞️ Watch here and browse our other workshops👇 https://bit.ly/3UhnG5d

🎭✨ Little learners took centre stage at Featherstone Nursery as The Rep led magical #storytelling & #drama workshops Children explored movement, voice, and imagination while practitioners gained new tools to support communication & creativity! 👉 www.birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/blog/beyn-re...

📋💬 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_...

📣 West Midlands early years professionals - don’t miss the #OfstedBigConversation on Thu 7 Nov, 10:00–12:00 🗣️ Open dialogue, sector updates, shared learning 🌍 Join in person or online 🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midla... Let’s shape the future together! #EarlyYears #WestMidlands #SectorVoices

🎉 Five years of impact—and we’re just getting started! Since 2019, we've been working hard to strengthen #EarlyYearsEducation across #Birmingham. Together, we’ve built a thriving #network, connecting 80% of settings citywide; sharing knowledge, CPD, and cultivating a vibrant learning #community!

In our latest guest blog Dr Sara Bonetti and Dr @nathanarcher.bsky.social explore the potential of an early years professional register: what it could achieve, the questions that still need to be answered, and what we can learn from other sectors. Read the full piece here: bit.ly/4obJyLK

Registration is open for the 2025 EYSEND National Seminar: Loving all languages!🌎💬 If you work in early years, join us to learn about supporting and identifying bilingual children with speech and language challenges! Secure your spot now >> https://t.co/jpShYtNBfn

🗣️ 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/...

Could you help with a Doctoral research project? 🧐 A PhD student based at the University of Cambridge is looking to interview Froebel trained nursery teachers who completed their studies at Froebel College between 1945 to 1999 as part of their Doctoral research. ✨ (1/2)

CREC, in collaboration with University of Wolverhampton, invite Reception teachers and Early Years leads to attend a free CPD event and workshop to explore assessment in the Reception Year. Find out more and sign up here: buff.ly/TYsJ5h9 @beynetworks.bsky.social #CREC #EarlyYears #EYFS

🚨 We’re Hiring! #JoinOurTeam as we expand to support an exciting new phase of work across the city. 👩‍🏫 3 x Lead Advisors (QTS) 👶 6 x Early Education Advisors 📍 North, Central/East, South Birmingham 📅 Fixed Term to Mar 2030 📌 Apply now: mynewterm.com/school/Birmi... #EarlyYearsJobs #Birmingham

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

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

📣 Handful of tickets left for this! Join us TOMORROW afternoon for an inspiring session with Sally Cave of @gnsfc.bsky.social 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-network-meeting-in-conversation-with-sally-cave-tickets-1316248708319

✨ NEXT WEEK ✨ Rediscover your love for the early years! 💜 Join Sally Cave for 90 minutes of inspiring dialogue on joy, purpose, and passion in your practice. 🎟️ Last few tickets—grab yours now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-net... @gnsfc.bsky.social #EarlyYears #LoveWhatWeDo #CPD

We're delighted to publish 'No child left behind', our new FREE essay collection where key early years experts reflect on the current sector challenges & outline their long-term vision of a system underpinned by fairness & equality. Download your copy: bit.ly/3TKhTUE

✨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

📣 The DfE is reviewing space requirements in early years settings—and Birmingham City Council wants YOUR input. Have your say: • Wed 18 June, 10:00–11:30 or 16:00–17:30 • Tue 24 June, 18:30–20:00 REGISTER 🔗 birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/events?tag=Space+Requirements

Dr Christine Pascal will be chairing this upcoming event: buff.ly/n6CzOgc #Childcare #EarlyYears #WestminsterInsight #EarlyChildhood

✨ FREE CPD - THIS WEEK ✨ There's lots going on across the Birmingham Early Years Networks - check out what's available this week 🧵 #EarlyYears #CPD #Events #ProfessionalDevelopment

Tomorrow at Nursery World’s Big Day Out our Director, Sarah Ronan, will be chairing the Big Debate She’ll be joined by brilliant voices: - LEYF (Coalition member) - Early Years Alliance (Coalition member) - NDNA (Coalition supporter) - Storal A crucial conversation. If you’re there, don’t miss it!

Interested in becoming an Early Years teacher? Find out more and come along to one of our information sessions: buff.ly/Jek4WVg #EarlyYearsTeacher #EarlyYears #EYFS #TrainToTeach #TeacherTraining #Birmingham #Midlands #Teaching

📢 Early Years Professionals – Have Your Say! LGA Rising Needs in Early Years Provider Survey 2025: Share your insights on how children's needs are evolving in early education. 🕒 10 mins 📅 Deadline: Wed 14 May 🔒 Anonymous & confidential 🔗 smartsurvey.co.uk/s/EarlyYearsNeedsProfessionalsSurvey/

✨ TODAY ✨ Join our Summer Term Online Briefing Session at 3:45 pm! Hear from partners, projects, and organisations as they share key messages for the term and updates about what’s happening across Birmingham. 🎟️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-information-briefing-sessions-202425-tickets-981775857017

2 in 30 children (that's 2 pupils in every average classroom!) live with Developmental Language Disorder. Provide support beyond #NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek - check out our free resources for educators👇 speechandlanguage.org.uk/educators-an... #DLD #DevLangDis #DevelopmentalLanguageDisorder

Led by maths specialist teacher, Roy Broadfield, this session will look at and explore the concepts covered in teaching Early Number, what ELGs for number and counting are, and what they mean in practice. Tools supporting teaching the concepts more effectively will be provided.

✨ On the blog ✨ Discussing PEPs, target setting, and supporting Looked After Children: an interview with Birmingham Virtual School 👉 birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/blog/insights-birmingham-virtual-school-supporting-looked-after-children-peps-target-setting #EarlyYears #SEND

The £1 Million Early Years Sports Fund (EYSF) is open for applications in Birmingham ⚽️🏉🏸🏃‍♀️ This fantastic initiative covers 100% of costs for a 45-min sports/activity lesson at your setting—no expense to you, your setting, or families! Apply today: earlyyearssportsfund.co.uk

New FREE Episode Alert! 🎓 Stacy Benge reveals how children actually develop literacy. Discover why labelling everything in your setting might be counterproductive and how children naturally learn multiple letters that matter in their world www.earlyyears.tv/episode/s...

NEW OECD report includes a policy roadmap that aligns with our calls to make early education and childcare accessible, affordable and inclusive for ALL children as well as the need for adequate funding and integrated policies. Read in full 👇 www.oecd.org/en/publicati...

📢 FULLY BOOKED - JOIN THE WAITLIST 📩 Our upcoming 'In Conversation with Gary Wilson: Boys will be... BRILLIANT!' webinar is fully booked. Missed out? Join the waitlist: bit.ly/join-boys-br... Signed up but can't make it now? Please cancel your place to open up a space for someone who can!

✨ FREE CPD - THIS WEEK ✨ Ladywood District Spring Term Meeting 🗓️ Tue 4 Mar, 09:30–11:30 📍Brearley Nsry Sch, B19 3XJ 🎟️ birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/events/ladyw... Early Talk Boost Training 🗓️ Tue 4 Mar, 09:30–15:00 📍 Selly Oak Family Hub 🎟️ birminghamearlyyearsnetworks.org/events/early... 1/2

🌐 Join our upcoming lunchtime session, designed for you to discover all CREC has to offer on your SCITT journey to teaching. 👩‍🏫 Ask questions and find out more during this informative session: https://buff.ly/3E86jyf #SCITT #TrainToTeach #TeacherTraining #PrimaryTeaching #EarlyYearsTeaching