Susanne Mayer and her colleagues from Berta Jourdan Vocational School in Frankfurt share reflections on their visit to Birmingham

Birmingham City Council has been selected to become one of 20 Local Authorities to offer a Financial Incentive Pilot (FIP) grant to support the recruitment of an additional 654 Birmingham-based early years staff.

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Claire Fitzgerald, Area Lead for Childminders in the Midlands, shares insights into the profound impact of Glasgow’s Nurturing Approach on the holistic development and wellbeing of children and young adults.

Janice Blanchette, Acting Senior Early Years Inclusion Officer at Birmingham City Council, discusses how we can share Black history with our children and make it relevant for them in this guest post for Black History Month 2024.

The Department for Education (DfE) is re-launching its early years and childcare recruitment campaign: ‘Do Something BIG, Work with Small Children’ (England only).

Alicia Corpe, Teacher & DSL at Goodway Nursery School, shares her reflections on the impact of the Counting Collections programme.

Lisa Taylor Hawkins, SENCO at Marsh Hill Nursery School and Perry Beeches Nursery School, shares their journey into becoming Trauma-Informed Attachment Aware Schools (TIAAS).

Sally Leese, one of the Hub Leads for the HEART Midlands Stronger Practice Hub, shares insights into the planning and delivery of the Children at the HEART Spring Conference 2024.

Jason Lee, Qualified Teacher & DSL at Jakeman Nursery School, shares his reflections on the impact of the Concept Cat programme.

Guest post from Marvadha Foolchand who shares her experience with ISEY funding in Birmingham - from the application process to the impact these vital funds had on the child.

Alison Hanson, Warwickshire-based Childminder, shares her reflections on the Children At The Heart Early Years Conference 2024.

Birmingham is one of the Local Authorities chosen to participate in the Dingley’s Promise Early Years Inclusion Programme; we need you to help make it a success!

Find out about our creative partnership with The Rep in Birmingham, offering storytelling drama workshops to Early Years settings to help build children’s communication and language.

Guest post from Claire Fitzgerald, Area Lead for Childminders in the Midlands, about her journey to becoming a Stronger Practice Hub partner.

Elaine Williams, Teaching Assistant at Highters Heath Nursery School, shares her thoughts and experiences, as well as what the children say, about woodwork.

This article from The British Association for Early Childhood Education explores the findings of a review into the special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) provision in the early years within one local authority in relation to inclusion in the Reception year.

HEART Midlands Stronger Practice Hub has partnered with Claire Fitzgerald, Area Lead for Childminders in the Midlands, to develop a suite of stay-and-play sessions specifically for childminders.