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Asquith Day Nurseries
- A national provider of childcare and education for the under 5s; includes locations, details of facilities and provision, and contacts.
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BBC School Radio Early Years
- Gives details of BBC School radio programmes and resources for early years education.
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British Association for Early Childhood Education
- National voluntary organisation for early years practitioners and parents. Includes membership information, training details and access to the library archive.
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Childcare Expo
- Annual early years show catering to all decision makers in this sector. Provides information for both exhibitors and visitors.
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Clear Day Nurseries
- Provides nursery education at a number of sites in Northern Ireland. Includes information about facilities, policies, and details about registration and admissions.
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CREC - The Centre for Research in Early Childhood
- Provides research designed to raise the quality of early childhood and family provision for children; provides a guide to their projects and programmes, support for postgraduate research degrees, publications, and consultancy services.
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Early Learning and Childcare
- Explains the government standards in England for education, care and development for children from birth to age 5.
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Early Learning Forums
- Discussion forums for early years practitioners, professionals and parents.
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Early Years
- Northern Ireland based non profit organisation promoting high quality childcare for children aged 0-12 and their families. Includes information on training and membership.
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Early Years
- Education Scotland provides a comprehensive guide to its services and resources available to ensure that all children have the best start in life.
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Early Years Educator
- Magazine for professionals working in the early years sector. Targeted at childminders, nurseries, children centres, pre-school, local authorities, educational establishments and charity organisations.
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Early Years Experience
- Resource for educational materials and resources including books, crafts, activities, songs and rhymes, and recipes.
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Effective Provision of Pre-School Education (EPPE) Project
- A comprehensive guide to a major study focused specifically on the effectiveness of early years education; follows a group of 3000 children from age 3, through to their final year of compulsory schooling and post-16 educational, training and employment choices.
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HealdQuinn Associates
- Early years and childcare consultancy describes its services and expertise.
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Learning and Teaching Scotland: Early Years
- Presents news and professional resources covering Early Years education in Scotland.
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National Campaign for Real Nursery Education
- Campaigns for the right of every 3 and 4 year old to a state funded nursery education place. Includes conference information and briefing papers, plus advice for parents on choosing a nursery school.
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National Day Nurseries Association
- Charity promoting best practice in day nurseries across the UK. Presents policy papers, fact sheets, articles and marketing advice, plus information on professional development for nursery staff.
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Nursery World
- Presents a magazine for early years and childcare practitioners. Includes archives, training information and link to a job hunting section.
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Nursery World Forum
- Discussion forum for nursery and early years practitioners.
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OFSTED: Information About Early Years and Childcare
- Presents a guide to OFSTED's role in early years education and childcare, with information for parents, childminders and early years providers.
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Peers Early Education Partnership
- Describes the training available for early years practitioners from this charity, and also offers information on its groups for parents.
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Play Talk Read!
- A Scottish Government resource to help parents give their children the best start at learning; includes an extensive range of online materials, details of accompanying broadcasts, and an online community.
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Pre-school Learning Alliance
- Educational charity specialising in the early years. Provides FAQs, fact sheets, information on member services and details of research undertaken into the early years sector.
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Scottish Preschool Play Association
- Offers support and guidance services to providers of pre-school education and childcare services in Scotland. Includes consultation responses, news and details of services available.
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TES: Early Years Forums
- Discussion forum for early years practitioners, hosted by the Times Educational Supplement.
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Under 5s
- Provides a selection of free worksheets and activity ideas for early years practitioners and parents.
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Wales Pre-school Providers Association
- Promotes and supports bilingual pre-school care, education and learning through play across Wales.
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