November/December 2023 - the magazine of the Early Years Alliance

Hello and welcome to this wonderfully wet-and-windy November/December issue of Under 5! Temperatures have finally dropped across the UK, ready to usher in the winter...

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All the latest news, research and policy updates from the early years sector.

We review the latest news in brief for the early years, child, and education sectors

Alliance members share good news and updates from their settings for our My Under 5 feature

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A look ahead at upcoming Alliance training events and dates for your diary - November and December 2023

Alliance early years development manager Alison Heseltine shares information on being a family-friendly warm space in winter

Alliance quality and standards manager melanie pilcher explains the importance of creating a culture of safeguarding in early years settings

Alliance early years development manager Richard Knight discusses bespoke training benefits, its underlying ethos and the opportunities it offers those working in the sector

The Alliance launches a new toolkit to support multilingual families with English as an additional language

The team at Law-Call, a 24-hour legal helpline available to alliance members, provide guidance on managing short-term absence

Melanie Pilcher, the Alliance’s quality and standards manager, shares some fun and meaningful activities that you can enjoy with children this Diwali

Famly’s Julia Rose explains how their new feature, Sidekick, is revolutionising the way educators complete written work

Law-call legal experts explain the recent ruling on holiday pay, the wide-ranging repercussions, and what it means for both employers and employees

Early years development manager Julie Pearson celebrates the Alliance’s updated, family-first learning offer

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RSA Insurance Group Ltd’s Annette Pocock helps build underinsurance understanding in early years settings

With support from the Alliance’s mini-guide, emotion coaching, we discover how emotion-coaching skills can help build an emotionally-healthy early years environment

Time to Regulate - the Alliance shares ways to help children with emotional regulation and help families to calm and soothe children when they feel overwhelmed. Share this guidance with your families

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