Foundation Years, the digital resource for everything early years in England, has featured Froebel among its key resources for educators. 🤩  Froebel Trust Short Courses Director, Dr Stella Louis wrote a blog, A Foundation for Play-based Learning.

It's great to see open ended play being highlighted on such a widely read publication. Learning and experimenting through play is at the heart of Froebelian practice. ✨ Visit our website for more information on the power of play ➡️http://bit.ly/4q141ob #FroebelTrust #FroebelianPedagogy

This month, the @newyorker.com shared this fantastic front cover featuring free play! 🤩 “Play is the highest expression of human development in childhood for it alone is the free expression of what is in a child’s soul,” – Friedrich Froebel

It was fantastic to see the importance of teaching woodwork in schools throughout history highlighted in our autumn lecture this evening.

Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual Lecture this evening! If you’re feeling inspired by Jane Clarke’s speech and want to introduce block play and Froebelian principles into your setting, download our free pamphlet Froebel’s gifts and block play today!

"[City and Country School] archives remind us of the value of uninterrupted play” – Jane Clarke The past and present has come into play as our Autumn Lecture guest speaker, Jane shares the continuing legacy of the City and Country School in New York and its founder, Caroline Pratt. 🌿

If you’d like to know more about introducing woodwork into your setting or developing your practice in this area, download our pamphlet, The wonder of woodwork by Pete Moorhouse, who chaired tonight’s webinar. ➡️ bit.ly/4pQqJzb #Froebel #EarlyYears #WoodWork #FroebelianEducation #EarlyLearning

So excited!

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We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at our Annual Lecture tonight with guest speaker, Jane Clarke – a progressive educator with over 40 years’ experience of specialising in early childhood teaching. 🤩 Let us know what you’re most looking forward to ⬇️ #FroebelianPrinciples #FroebelianEducation

Time is running out to get your tickets to the Froebel Trust annual lecture on block play! 💥 It will be presented by guest speaker Jane Clarke, former head of early years at the City and Country School in New York - the birthplace of Unit Blocks, invented by the school's founder, Caroline Pratt.

Looking forward to this years @froebeltrust.bsky.social annual lecture 💗⬇️

#Froebel Finished my article on Froebel: The past, present, and future, but they have extended the deadline. If you and to read it and give me feedback on the present and future part, let me know. Would love to continue the conversation! @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @froebeltrust.bsky.social

“I just don’t think you can do your job as an educator if you don’t spend the time to get to know the children, because that’s where you’re teaching from,” - Rachna Joshi

Our CEO, Teresa Heeney, was pleased to meet with Minister Norma Foley this week for a constructive pre-Budget discussion, including our call for pay parity between Early Years and School Age Care graduates and primary school teachers. #Budget2026

Join Rachna Joshi, Early Years Educator and Writer at the Gifts for Our Future 14: Being and Belonging this November! 📅 Saturday 8 November 🕘 9.30am - 4pm 📍 John McIntyre Centre Rachna will talk about identity, relationships and the wider world through a Froebelian frame.

“You have to really know your families in order to be able to connect with them in any way whatsoever. It has to be real. It has to be meaningful,” – Holli Williams

Froebel meets Ofsted: what makes an Outstanding nursery? 💡 At our 2023 conference, Susana Castro-Kemp shared her Froebel Trust funded study, ‘What makes a nursery Outstanding?’ The study explores whether Ofsted inspectors value Froebelian principles and making a case for inspection guidelines.1/2

At the end of July, the Froebel Partnership went to Erfurt, Germany to the International Froebel Society biennial conference. We enjoyed 3 days of thought-provoking presentations, visits and networking opportunities.

Looking forward to speaking at the 14th Edinburgh Froebel Network Conference. #Froebel

New resource! The latest title in our Froebel Trust pamphlet series, Connecting with parents, families and communities: a starting point is out now. It explores how educators can use Froebelian pedagogy to build and nurture genuine relationships with parents, families and communities. 🌿 (1/3)

Enjoy a powerful exploration of inclusion and belonging through a Froebelian lens with Catriona Gill! As our settings become increasingly diverse and the needs of our children increase, here is your chance to learn how a Froebelian approach can help us to deeply see each child for who they are.

HUGE congratulations to Dr Stella Louis who has been shortlisted for the Nursery World Awards 2025 Professional Book of the Year! 🙌 Her new book, Let’s Talk About Race (Routledge) co-authored with Hannah Betteridge, explores the importance of race and representation. (1/2)

Fabulous days with @westrayalison.bsky.social reflecting on Being Us @Woodlands with lots of exploration around ‘stretched time’🍃 Wonderful to see children taking the lead sharing their off site, garden, playroom spaces & experiences + fantastic educator participation🪴 @froebeltrust.bsky.social

🔎 Resource Spotlight: Creating Inspiring Environments for Young Children 🌱 When you’re preparing for new children to join your setting it’s the perfect time to reflect and refresh your learning environment. 🌱 Check out this thread for resources to support educators 🧵 (1/3)

When seeking guidance, turn to nature 🌿🌼 Image: www.instagram.com/almaoasis_

A recent report by Early Education compared Early Years workforce policies across the UK. In this week's Policy in Focus, we use this report to compare their policies with Nurturing Skills, Ireland’s Workforce Plan. 🔎 buff.ly/lj9guuo

💗🍃 @larbertvillageps.bsky.social ⬇️

What a fantastic event with primary one children & their families @larbertvillageps.bsky.social in the local community woodlands 💕🍃⬇️

“Before we ever put a pencil in a child’s hand those hands should climb, press, pull and carry a wide variety of materials”. @Larbertvillageps.bsky.social @falkirkfroebel.bsky.social

We were delighted to attend the #EECERA2025 conference this week for an inspiring and insightful week of learning. We were pleased to present two pieces of research by Early Childhood Ireland that explore diversity and inclusion in Early Years and School Age Care settings.

Read Amanda Burton Smith's fourth blog in which she discusses her childhood fascination with ponds and her interest in finding out more about how schools can use ponds safely to enable children to observe and care for pond life in what could be termed, ‘pond pedagogy’. bit.ly/4kxAdLV #Froebel

High turnover of Early Years and School Age Care staff is one of the biggest barriers for families accessing services. Read more in today's Kerryman.

With high demand for Early Years provisions, many parents are left with no choice but to place the names of their unborn children on waiting lists. Read more from our Director of Policy, Frances Byrne (@fraffieb.bsky.social), in the Irish Sun 👇

Don’t get played by false information. Learn how to spot and stop it before it spreads 👇

Keep believing in yourself.

Altruistic August - Day 14: Take an action to be kind to nature and care for our planet actionforhappiness.org/altruistic-a... #AltruisticAugust

Fantastic to see this book is now available to order. Our Falkirk Froebel Network has a chapter in it, along with many of our fabulous Froebelian friends. 💕 @froebeltrust.bsky.social @fceyteam.bsky.social @fiona248.bsky.social @fclisamccabe.bsky.social

Read Amanda Burton Smith's blog which considers whether being connected to nature correlates to conserving it and if so, how an educator might engage with larger organisations in order to nurture positive attitudes towards conservation in children. bit.ly/4nHwZbu #Froebel #EngagingWithNature

It was great for the staff team @woodlandselcc.bsky.social to meet @westrayalison.bsky.social introducing the @froebeltrust.bsky.social project which we are delighted to be part of. Excited to see how this unfolds & further develops to create positive impacts for children, educators & families.💗🍃

Kindness is a small gesture that makes a big difference 💛 Image: www.instagram.com/shop.callie....

📍 Online event – on Zoom 🎟️ Book your ticket: www.froebel.org.uk/events/froeb... ⏰ Spaces are limited—early booking recommended! #FroebelTrust #EarlyYears #Froebel #JaneClarke #BlockPlay

Fabulous presentation from @froebelpartnership.bsky.social Lovely to spend time with you @helenlyndon.bsky.social @gnsfc.bsky.social @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social

💰 Bursary opportunity! Apply now for the Froebel Certificate in Early Childhood (Level 4 or 6) at University of Roehampton, starting Oct 2025. With a Froebel Trust funded bursary you could save £550, pay just £690. Limited spaces! 🔗 Info/apply: www.roehampton.ac.uk/study/short-... #CPD #Froebel

Falkirk Froebelian’s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @donnagreenx.bsky.social & @wpsdonna.bsky.social had such a wonderful time in Erfurt, Germany 🇩🇪 for the annual International Froebel Society conference with many other fabulous Froebelian’s from across the world. 🌍 @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social @froebeltrust.bsky.social

Absolutely delighted to have had the opportunity to attend the International Froebel Society @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social 11th annual conference in Erfurt. So many amazing experiences & opportunities with wonderful people & places 💗🍃 @froebeltrust.bsky.social

We’re looking forward to seeing Froebelian colleagues in Erfurt for @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social Conference taking place tomorrow until Saturday. 🎉 This year’s theme is Froebelian Pasts, Present and Futures. Froebel Trust Travelling Tutors will present on a range of engaging topics, incl... (1/4)

Only 2 more days to the IFS conference @intfroebelsociety.bsky.social So excited! Looking forward to meeting everyone @lintonlass.bsky.social @alisonjhawkins.bsky.social @froebeltrust.bsky.social @froebelpartnership.bsky.social @helwasmuth.bsky.social