The winners of the National NMT Nursery Awards reflect on what their achievement means to them
The week ahead: 18 to 25 August
Don’t miss out! We’ll help you plan the next seven days with our round-up of everything that’s happening in the early years sector.

Prepare for National Inclusion Week
Inclusive Employers runs National Inclusion Week at the end of September, guiding managers through daily actions they can take to create a more inclusive workplace. It is running a free webinar on 24 August to help managers use and apply the daily actions in their organisation to make the most of NIW 2023.
National Inclusion Week webinar
Get up to speed on evidence-based language support
Coram Family and Childcare’s DfE-funded Foundation Years has released a free 30-minute vodvast in association with the Education Endowment Foundation, focusing on how you can use evidence-informed practice to support children’s language and communication development.
Implementing evidence-informed practice in early years – communication and language
Take part in the DfE’s funding consultation
The Department for Education is seeking views on how funding will be distributed when it rolls out the new entitlements for working parents of children aged nine months to two years. This is your chance to feed into the consultation, which closes on 8 September.
Latest Features
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