Welcome to Bristol Early Years

An innovative partnership between the City Council

and the Early Years Teaching School Alliance

THE VISION FOR BRISTOL EARLY YEARS

“The vision for Bristol Early Years is to give every child the best start in life by building resilient communities, raising aspiration and working in partnership to deliver high quality services that are accessible, tailored to local needs and make a difference to children, young people and their families.”

Sally Jaeckle, OBE, Head of Early Years Services

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We would like to share the very latest news and information relating to Bristol Early Years on this website. From inspirational case studies, to exciting developments within professional networks, to new legislation that affects your work, we hope this website provides a regular ‘go to’ place…  keeping Bristol’s Early Years professional community informed, inspired and connected.

We look forward to working with you to capture and disseminate the world-class nature of Early Years practice in Bristol. This is your website and we welcome your views, contributions and feedback.

LATEST NEWS

EYFSP Pilot Handbook 2018

Oct 15, 2018

The DfE is planning to make changes to the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile and is piloting the proposed new Early Learning Goals in 25 schools which are a representative mix of all schools. The Education Endowment Foundation will be managing the independent...

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In collaboration with…

Bristol Early Years Teaching Consortium
BRISTOL EARLY YEARS TEACHING CONSORTIUM
The Bristol Standard
THE BRISTOL STANDARD
Bristol Early Years Research
BRISTOL EARLY YEARS RESEARCH

PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT

The Bristol Early Years professional development offer is brought together here for your information and easy reference. We hope you find something of interest to both inspire and deepen your understanding of early years practice. The opportunities published here cover a broad spectrum of themes, including early years leadership, pedagogy, inclusion and welfare and safety. These are offered by a range of local, quality-assured providers.
Continuing Professional Development
Leadership Development
Bristol Early Years is now becoming well known for its reflective, research-engaged approach to quality improvement. Insights gained from practitioner-led, settings-based research continue to generate a rich evidence base of early years practice, as documented on the Bristol Early Years Researchwebsite. We therefore invite you to view this CPD offer in conjunction with the research website – and please do keep us informed about your new research interests, lines of enquiry and findings!

We hope these opportunities will encourage you on your own learning journeys and that this will continue to enrich your practice and your delight in working with our youngest children.

Useful Links and Information…

LEARNING CITY

Bristol, a Learning City

Bristol Learning City

INTERNATIONAL

Learning Internationally

Global perspective Bristol Early Years website

CHILDMINDING

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Childminding Bristol Early Years website

BAND

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BAND Bristol Association for Neighbourhood Daycare Ltd
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