Midlands Early Years Stronger Practice Hub: HEART
Helping Early years practitioners Apply Research to Teaching and learning
Helping Early Years Practitioners Apply Research to Teaching and learning by:
Building on and strengthening local networks of early years educators to share knowledge and effective practice
Proactively sharing information and advice on evidence-based approaches - for example, through newsletters, blogs and social media
Acting as a point of contact for bespoke advice and signposting to other funded support
Working with the EFF to select evidence-based programmes to fund and make available to nurseries and childminders.
Explore free resources, professional development opportunities and more on the Stronger Practice Hubs website.
Join the Hub
Sign up to the HEART SPH mailing list to receive updates, news and information about professional development opportunities for you and your setting.
Once registered, you'll be the first to hear about upcoming events, webinars, network activities, professional development opportunities and access to evidence-informed programmes
Our Early Years Spring Conference was a huge success!
A total of 405 individuals attended the conference, representing 192 different settings from both the Stronger Practice hub home area and the wider SPH reach area.
The attendees included professionals from schools, PVIs, childminders, children's centres, and other fields. The conference spanned two days and featured six keynote speakers and 14 workshops covering a variety of topics.
Dedicated resources for the Early Years sector
The Education Endowment Foundation [EEF] is the programme's evidence partner, supporting the Hubs by providing accessible information on its Early Years Hub.
The Early Years Evidence Store is an evidence-based framework of what works to support child outcomes, to underpin the work of the Hubs, and them to translate evidence into practice. The aim is to support reflection and discussion about practice, using a shared language.
Each theme in the Evidence Store has a set of evidence-informed approaches which includes information on the strength of the evidence and a definition of the approach.
A summary of the best available evidence on key areas for learning and development.
The Toolkit provides information on the average impacts and costs of different strategies, alongside guidance on what to consider when putting a particular approach into practice in your setting.
Read about the power of story in the early years, making mathematical moment counts, evidence-informed programmes for Early Years staff, finding the right fit for your setting and lots more.
