The Comprehensive Early Years Website

The EYE website is a fantastic resource for early years professionals looking for best practice advice, activity ideas and research-led features. It is designed to be user friendly, with articles labelled by EYFS theme, to help you quickly and easily find the information you need.

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Understanding the world: Web designers

Explore the wonderful world of spiders and webs with the children in your setting, helping them to...

Communication and language: Making friends

The communication and language activities here have been designed to encourage conversation and the...

PSED: New term, fresh book corner

As well as fostering a love of reading, the book corner is somewhere children build personal, social...

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Keep up to date with Early Years News

Millions of parents of under-fives could be missing out on ‘lifeline’ early years support

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

A new report by the charity Action for Children warns of a growing crisis facing early years services that support families.

New sustainable development goals handbook for early years

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

A sustainable development goals handbook for early years has been created as part of a drive to introduce ideas of sustainability to young children.

October EYE issue: A time for reflection

Tuesday, September 21, 2021

October's issue of EYE is out - take a look at an overview of the articles featured this month. Short on time? Watch the 60 second intro video for a quick overview from the editor.

Social Market Foundation calls for affordable childcare amid declining birth rates

Monday, September 20, 2021

A ‘baby shortage’ could spell economic stagnation for the UK, but increasing the availability and affordability of childcare could help to address this trend, new think-tank report suggests.