Practical advice on expanding your child’s confidence around food

In the second of a three-part special feature, we celebrate the inspiring educators nominated for the Belle Tutaev Lifetime Achievement Award 2026

The Alliance’s Kath Duffy explains how small world play empowers children to explore, understand and recreate the world around them

The Ickle Pickles charity highlights the vital care provided by the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and shares one family’s experience of premature birth

The Alliance’s Alison Heseltine explores the key elements of high-quality baby room practice

The Alliance’s Ruth Richardson explores the relationship between the changing digital landscape and preparing children for school

The Alliance’s Alison Heseltine offers practical ways groups can use music to boost a child’s confidence and create lasting family bonds

The Alliance’s Tracey Hobbs explores the power of role play as a tool for learning in early years settings

The Alliance’s Alison Heseltine outlines how the WellComm toolkit can support the early identification of language delay

The Alliance’s Louise Campbell White shares the benefits of sand and water in hands-on sensory play

Alliance early years development officer Louise Campbell White explores the role of trust, shared understanding and consistent messages in supporting effective transitions

The Military of Defence explains how early years settings can help children navigate parental deployment