Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment Anchor 1 Anchor 2 Mathematics If you would like to access to any of the recorded training sessions, email sphubnw@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk LEARNING WALKS If you wish to offer your setting for a learning walk to share practice especially linked to research in communication or early mathematics, let us know via email on sphubnw@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk RECORDED SESSIONS We have a number of recorded sessions online for staff training: EARLY WRITING 25 minutes with Laura Johnson, Early Years Teacher from Duke Street Nursery School, Chorley. SELF REGULATION AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTION 25 minutes with Emma Doran, Early Years Co-ordinator from Whitefield Primary School, Liverpool CELEBRATING DIVERSITY, PROMOTING INCLUSION, AND ANTI-RACIST CULTURES IN THE EARLY YEARS 25 minutes with Sian Phillips - Anti-Racism Advocate/Researcher/Consultant. MAXIMISING THE IMPACT OF PUPIL PREMIUM IN THE EARLY YEARS 20 minutes with Kaya Doyle, Programme Manager. INSET SESSION 1 TEACHING AND MODELLING LANGUAGE: 30 minutes with Alex Gower-Jones (Independent Consultant). This has an accompany written sheet of activities to support this recorded Inset session. INSET SESSION 2 TEACHING AND MODELLING VOCABULARY: 30 minutes with Alex Gower-Jones (Independent Consultant). This has an accompany written sheet of activities to support this recorded Inset session. INSET SESSION 1 EARLY LITERACY – TEACHING SOUND DISCRIMINATION 30 minutes with Alex Gower-Jones (Independent Consultant). INSET SESSION 2 EARLY LITERACY – TEACHING SOUND MANIPULATION 30 minutes with Alex Gower-Jones (Independent Consultant). INTERACTIVE READING CONFERENCE: Conference from 29th March on Interactive Reading re 1 hour, 30 minutes with Alex Gower-Jones (Independent Consultant). 17 SUSTAINABLE GOALS: Conference from Saturday 22nd March on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals – An Introduction re 2 hours with Diane Boyd. WORKING WITH 0-3’s: An introduction to working with children 0-3 years by Amanda Quirk (Early Years Advisory Teacher). SENSORY FUN Tiny Happy People sensory fun for babies indoors and outdoors with low cost/no cost activities shared by Denise Wright (Independent Consultant). The webinar shows educators how they can inspire parents to undertake sensory activities at home to support their child’s learning and development through play. INTERACTIVE READING online recorded session by Alex Gower-Jones (Independent Consultant) explores how early years educators can explore interactive reading in their practice. SKILLS BEFORE WRITING online recorded session by Amanda Quirk (Early Years Advisory Teacher) has put together an online programme for early years educators exploring skills before early writing. EMOTIONAL REGULATION online recorded session by Maria Beale (SENDCO) and Emma Doran (Early Years Co-ordinator) from Whitefield Primary School, Liverpool. Maria and Emma share how they have worked with children in the early years and their families exploring emotional regulation. NURSERY RHYMES online recorded session by Faye Johnson, Assistant Headteacher from Everton Nursery School and Family Centre has put together a session on exploring Nursery Rhymes with young children. COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE online recorded session by Amanda Quirk, (Early Years Advisory Teacher) has put together an online programme for early years educators exploring communication and language. OAP (ORDINARY AVAILABLE PROVISION) – Amanda Quirk, (Early Years Advisory Teacher) has put together a recording on OAP (Ordinary Available Provision) in early years. USING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - Craig and Pip from East Prescot Nursery School, Liverpool have developed an online recording on how to use a range of musical instruments. Childminders across our Hub have the opportunity to borrow a musical instruments bag but many early years educators will have these musical instruments in their provision. MATHEMATICS RECORDED ONLINE – Rebecca Morgan (Nursery Teacher) from Everton Nursery School and Family Centre has recorded a practical session online to share with colleagues to explore mathematics with under fives. EARLY EMOTIONS RECORDED ONLINE Kaya Doyle (Programme Manager) shares an introduction to early emotional health, the issues children face and links to socio-economic backgrounds. If you would like to access to any of the recorded training sessions, email sphubnw@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk Don’t forget to access information from our National Stronger Practice website: https://www.strongerpracticehubs.org.uk/hubs/nw/liverpool-city-region-and-beyond-eysph Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Hub Home Events Newsletters Blogs Programmes Documents Subscribe Childminders Recruitment The Liverpool City Region and beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub is one of 18 DfE designated Stronger Practice Hubs across England. The Liverpool City Region Hub will cover the Liverpool City Region Local Authorities and Beyond , offering bespoke support, EEF evidence informed training opportunities as well as conferences and opportunities to network with others working in Early Years. The hub is fully funded, meaning the offer will always be free to those who take part. The team running the hub are all working within the schools/settings currently and want to offer support across the whole Early Years sector. If you are a childminder, working in a PVI or school/maintained nursery class and would like more information and to join our network, please sign up to the hub here: Subscribe >Visit the National Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs Website< Events Watch this space for future events Learn More Programmes Communication, language and literacy programmes Learn More Blogs Learn More Childminders Free advice, support and training for childminders Learn More Subscibe Liverpool City Region and Beyond Stronger Practice Hub Sign Up Page Learn More Newsletters Providing practical information from educators across the Liverpool City Region Learn More Recruitment Recruitment opportunities at the Liverpool City Region Stronger Practice Hub. Learn More Documents Hubs working with the Education Endowment Foundation Learn More Early years stronger practice hubs provide advice, share good practice and offer evidence-based professional development for early years practitioners. They are part of the early years education recovery support package, which also includes the early years experts and mentors programme. The early years stronger practice hubs programme is supported by the Education Endowment Foundation and the National Children’s Bureau. It is funded for 2 years, until late 2024. More information, along with our privacy notice for the programme, is available on the National Children’s Bureau website. Hubs support other nurseries and childminders in their area to adopt evidence-based practice improvements by: * establishing local networks of early years educators to share knowledge and effective practice * 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 * signposting to other funded support * working with the Education Endowment Foundation to select evidence-based programmes to fund and make available to nurseries and childminders Hub locations There are 18 hubs in total – 2 in each of the 9 government office regions across England. Each hub consists of a lead setting and up to 4 partners . Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs will support other early years settings in the designated areas to improve outcomes for children in their local area across the EYFS, but specifically focusing on areas of development that research informs us have been most impacted by COVID-19: personal social and emotional development (PSED); communication and language, and early literacy and maths. Each Hub is led by a group-based (school-based, private, voluntary, or independent) early years provider. The Department’s ambition is for Hubs to be evenly distributed across England, with two Hubs in each of the nine government office regions. Everton Nursery School and Family Centre have been successfully appointed as one of the 6 new DfE Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs, and will lead the Liverpool City Region and Beyond Stronger Practice Hub supporting 11 Local Authorities surrounding Liverpool City Region. There will also be an opportunity to gain coaching and mentoring with early years specialists through the Stronger Practice Hubs as well as CPD and workforce development opportunities. Email: SpHubNW@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk Strategic Partners Stronger Practice Hub Privacy Notice

1/1 Centre familial Ce projet fait partie du programme ESF Ways to Work de la région de Liverpool et est en partie financé par le Fonds social européen et l'Initiative pour l'emploi des jeunes. Le programme vise à aider les personnes locales à trouver du travail grâce à la recherche d'emploi, au coaching et au mentorat, à l'expérience professionnelle, à la formation, au développement des compétences et à l'information, aux conseils et à l'orientation. Bienvenue dans notre centre familial En tant que centre pour enfants « exceptionnel », comme l'a récemment jugé l'Ofsted en janvier 2011, nous apportons un soutien aux futurs parents, aux enfants de moins de cinq ans et à leurs familles. Les travailleurs familiaux d'intervention précoce et les travailleurs de l'engagement communautaire sont basés à Everton pour travailler en étroite collaboration avec les parents et les soignants de la communauté afin d'aider à améliorer la vie des familles. Notre centre pour enfants est l'un des 26 centres pour enfants de Liverpool. Les centres pour enfants regroupent soins, éducation, santé, développement communautaire et services familiaux pour les familles ayant des enfants de moins de cinq ans. Notre équipe de personnel travaille en collaboration avec les familles et la communauté pour offrir les meilleurs résultats possibles en matière d'apprentissage, de santé et de bien-être aux enfants. Nous espérons que votre séjour à l'école maternelle et au centre familial d'Everton sera agréable et vous invitons à vous impliquer pleinement dans nos activités. Services aux familles Everton Nursery School and Family Center propose une gamme de services inclusifs pour les familles. La plupart des services de santé et de soutien aux parents sont fournis gratuitement ou à peu de frais aux familles. Apprentissage de la propreté - Ce programme très populaire réussit très bien à apprendre aux parents à aider les enfants à être prêts pour l'école et à ne plus avoir de couches. Soutien familial - Notre équipe de personnel est très expérimentée dans le soutien familial. Nous proposons des visites à domicile aux familles si nécessaire. Votre infirmier ou votre sage-femme peut vous orienter vers le centre. Vous pouvez également appeler ou passer pour demander de l'aide à l'une de nos équipes très sympathiques. Santé et bien-être - Matériel et activités de promotion de la santé sur la santé dentaire, l'alimentation saine et l'activité physique, le développement de l'enfant et l'information parentale. Des Cliniques des Visiteurs Santé ont lieu sur notre site tous les mardis après-midi. Les réservations sage-femme en séances se font sur place tous les mardis toute la journée. Préparez-vous pour votre bébé - Trois séances tenues dans les derniers stades de votre grossesse. Nous travaillons en étroite collaboration avec la sage-femme pour vous aider à préparer l'arrivée de votre bébé. Les orthophonistes fournissent une thérapie et un soutien sur place avec des rendez-vous réservés. Premiers soins pédiatriques pour les parents - Le centre accueille régulièrement les premiers soins pédiatriques pour que les parents se forment à cet élément important de la prise en charge des très jeunes enfants. Des accidents se produisent, et ce programme vous montrera comment devenir confiant pour faire face aux incidents et quand appeler les services d'urgence. Apprentissage et soins - En tant que parent ou tuteur d'un jeune enfant, vous êtes la principale influence sur le développement de votre enfant. Des activités d'apprentissage et de garde de la petite enfance existent pour vous aider dans ce rôle important. Ceux-ci inclus: Restez et jouez - Cela aidera votre enfant à apprendre à être social avec d'autres enfants. Histoire et Rime - C'est une merveilleuse occasion d'amener votre enfant à développer l'amour des livres et de commencer à apprendre à retenir son attention et à écouter des histoires courtes. Les enfants apprendront également de nombreuses nouvelles comptines au fil des semaines. Heure de manger - Il s'agit d'un nouveau programme pour le centre. Nous offrons ce programme pour aider les parents à devenir plus confiants en encourageant baby à jouer sur le ventre lorsqu'ils sont éveillés. Les bébés apprennent rapidement à rouler et à ramper à partir de la position sur le ventre. Tout-petits en harmonie - Pour les bébés et les tout-petits de moins de 3 ans. Une belle session musicale animée par des musiciens avertis qui connaissent et comprennent comment les jeunes enfants apprennent par la musique. Ces séances hebdomadaires sont conçues pour aider les parents à observer comment votre bébé apprend grâce à la musique. Salle sensorielle - Cette chambre alléchante est disponible pour tous nos parents de la communauté. Permettez à votre enfant de se déplacer librement et en toute sécurité dans l'espace de jeux moelleux et d'explorer les lumières et la fontaine d'eau colorée. Notre offre Nous offrons le meilleur départ pour votre enfant et de nombreux services et activités GRATUITS de haute qualité pour vous et votre famille.

EYSH Blogs En harmonie In Harmony Liverpool s'inspire d'El Sistema du Venezuela et utilise la musique orchestrale pour améliorer la santé, l'éducation et les aspirations des enfants et des jeunes d'Everton. Créée en 2009 à l'école primaire Faith avec 84 enfants, In Harmony Liverpool s'est agrandie de sorte que plus de 700 enfants et jeunes âgés de 0 à 18 ans et leurs familles participent désormais gratuitement à la création musicale d'orchestre de la plus haute qualité chaque semaine, à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de l'école. La musique a lieu à Faith Primary School, The Beacon CE Primary School, Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, All Saints Catholic Primary School, Anfield Children's Centre et à Liverpool Philharmonic at the Friary, notre centre de répétition à West Everton._cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Blogs The Authentic development of a Sensory Garden through the 17 SDGs. By Kate Doyle and Dr Diane Boyd A Reflective Conversation By Emma Louise Scott, Maria Edge and Dr Diane Boyd Home | Climate Action Strategy | Case Studies | Curriculum Resources | Blog and Video Logs

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Early Years Sustainable Hub En harmonie Search Mail Email: sphubnw@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk In Harmony Liverpool s'inspire d'El Sistema du Venezuela et utilise la musique orchestrale pour améliorer la santé, l'éducation et les aspirations des enfants et des jeunes d'Everton. Créée en 2009 à l'école primaire Faith avec 84 enfants, In Harmony Liverpool s'est agrandie de sorte que plus de 700 enfants et jeunes âgés de 0 à 18 ans et leurs familles participent désormais gratuitement à la création musicale d'orchestre de la plus haute qualité chaque semaine, à l'intérieur et à l'extérieur de l'école. La musique a lieu à Faith Primary School, The Beacon CE Primary School, Everton Nursery School and Family Centre, All Saints Catholic Primary School, Anfield Children's Centre et à Liverpool Philharmonic at the Friary, notre centre de répétition à West Everton._cc781905-5cde- 3194-bb3b-136bad5cf58d_ Featured Resources UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals Early Years Sustainable Resource early years sustainability resource External Links Taking action to protect our planet can start at any age. Eco-Schools designed specifically for the littlest of learners and nursery practitioners Eco-Schools National Trust Find natural play areas, go exploring on buggy-friendly paths and spot lots of wildlife along the way with The National Trusts pick of gardens that the whole family can enjoy Count Your Carbon is the nation’s first free, full scope carbon emissions calculator built for – and in collaboration with – nurseries, schools, and colleges. Count Your Carbon Home | Climate Action Strategy | Case Studies | Curriculum Resources | Blog and Video Logs

Fundamental British Values at Everton Nursery School and Family Centre Valeurs britanniques fondamentales Valeurs britanniques fondamentales à l'école maternelle et au centre familial d'Everton Vous trouverez ci-dessous comment nos valeurs à l'école maternelle et au centre familial d'Everton représentent la définition gouvernementale des valeurs britanniques : fundamental british values Nous avons également notre propre ensemble de valeurs fondamentales de l'école maternelle et du centre familial d'Everton. Ceux-ci sont les suivants : Excellence Nous mettons en œuvre dans la pratique comment nous : vivre nos valeurs à travers nos actions savoir quelles sont les attentes des parents/tuteurs et les atteindre/les dépasser croire que tout peut être amélioré maintenir un environnement sûr, sain et propre montrer son engagement à fournir une excellente éducation avec soin travailler en collaboration avec l'enfant au cœur de toutes les décisions Une organisation honnête et engagée qui se soucie Nous mettons en œuvre concrètement à travers : ouverture inclusion faire preuve d'intégrité dans toutes nos relations faire ce que nous disons que nous ferons valoriser la confiance Qui appartiennent Nous mettons en œuvre concrètement à travers : les enfants, les parents/tuteurs et le personnel apprennent ensemble valoriser la diversité et célébrer la différence écouter et partager des idées avec les autres la possession avoir le respect et la fierté de l'environnement d'apprentissage Passion et dynamisme Nous mettons en œuvre concrètement à travers : valoriser un travail d'équipe être innovant, créatif, productif et efficace être proactif dans la création du changement revoir les pratiques passées pour une amélioration continue Faire la différence Nous mettons en œuvre concrètement à travers : apprentissage tout au long de la vie collaboration – une approche d’écoute résultat positif/progression Vous verrez toutes ces valeurs fondamentales en pratique tout au long du travail que nous entreprenons avec les enfants et les familles au sein de l'école maternelle et du centre familial d'Everton. Promoting fundamental British values

Class Times and Breakfast provision Dates d'expiration Class times are as follows: Cresswell Classes: 8.45a.m. start and 3.15p.m. finish on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. On Wednesday morning Cresswell class starts at 8.45a.m. and finishes at 11.45a.m. and the Wednesday afternoon Cresswell class starts at 12.15 to 3.15p.m. Spencer 1 and 2 Classes: 8.45a.m. start and 3.15p.m. finish on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. On Wednesday morning Spencer classes start at 8.45a.m. and finishes at 11.45am. and the Wednesday afternoon Spencer classes start at 12.15p.m. to 3.15p.m. Spencer 3 Centre for Nurture Class: 8.45a.m. start and finishes at 3.15p.m. at the Spencer Street entrance/exit. Heyworth Classes: 8.45a.m. start and are accessed from the waiting area at the back of the school/centre and finish at 3.30p.m. Heyworth has morning 8.45-11.45a.m. or afternoon 12.30-3.30p.m. classes for 15 hour funded children. If you require a paid place the costs are £25.00 for 8a.m. to 1p.m. including lunch or £22.50 from 1-5.15p.m. including a tea snack. Please note the waiting areas for classes are via two different entrances. Parents are asked to wait in the designated areas for their child’s class. Spencer classes Children are to wait in the staff car park with their parents in Spencer Street. Cresswell and Heyworth classes Children are to wait in the waiting area at the back of the school/centre accessed via passing reception on to the Forest School path gate in the Spencer Street visitors car park. The Cresswell Street entrance/exit gate will not be opened during the time children are entering and leaving the premises. Staff will support you entering/exiting the school/centre premises at the start/end of day school times. Please park away from the school gates (and not on the no parking yellow zig zag lines) or use the visitor car park on-site or park away from Spencer or Cresswell Street and walk to the school gate entrances to keep all children safe. Breakfast and After School provision Our Breakfast provision is held in the school hall from 8a.m. Please wait at the double doors near to the school kitchen in Spencer Street and a member of staff will receive/dismiss your child from the double doors. Our After School provision is also in the school hall. Children are to be collected from the After School provision by 5.15p.m. at the latest. If parents/carers are late collecting their child/children from After School or the main school day there is a £5 per hour charge.

EYSH Blogs Lost words En harmonie Blogs ‘Lost words’ reflected through the three pillars of sustainability and the SDGs. By Diane Boyd As early years practitioners we recognise the importance of our role in supporting children’s oral skills through holistic development. Influential research by Hart and Risley (1992,1995) stated that early year’s children living in poorer disadvantaged situations experienced significantly less adult directed words than their higher socio-economic peers. The research implied there was a ‘30-million-word deficit’ for the lower socio-economic children by the time they were four. That is a lot of missing words! These crucial findings draw attention to the importance of what quality practitioners can do to support and narrow the gap for children through quality interactions and using their quality environments (SDG 4 Quality Education). So, how can we close the gap and support children’s communication skills? The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS DfE, 2024, p9) clearly states the importance of “back-and-forth interactions” as a necessary requirement for language and cognitive development in young children. Sameroff and Fiese (2000) suggest back-and-forth interactions are more important than the quantity of the vocabulary children are exposed to, because the bi-directional conversations shared together are closely entwined with Personal, Social and Emotional Development, a universal prime area (EYFS, DfE,2024). As practitioners we need to focus on ensuring all children have opportunities to encounter through modelling and scaffolding, complex language input with a high level of longer, richer sentences (Rowe, 2008). This aligns with the Education Endowment Foundation – Communication and Language toolkit, which reminds practitioners to support and model effective linguistic aspects of communication. However, reflecting on pedagogical interactions Margaret Donaldson (1978) says this must make ‘human sense’ to the children, suggesting the need to draw on the socio-cultural aspects of community too (SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and communities). Within the Specific Area Understanding the World (EYFS, DfE,2024, p11) practitioners are asked to guide “children to make sense of their physical world and their community.” Taking children out beyond the gates of your setting allows them to experience holistically their neighbourhood, and what makes sense to them. Every neighbourhood is different (think of smells in a city compared to a beach town!) but as the EYFS (DfE, 2024, p 11) states “the frequency and range of children’s personal experiences increases their knowledge and sense of the world around them”. One such example is walking with your children through the town daily or weekly, past the local shops and engaging in back-and-forth conversations, adding new vocabulary as they walk. Exchanging hellos and making conversation with shop keepers will help children to become familiar with new vocabulary that is seemingly being lost due to the overuse of supermarkets. In large supermarkets everything is there and available in one stop – just come in and buy! There are limited interactions, relationships and vocabulary shared. Sadly now, how many children know for instance, what a cobbler is and what their work comprises of, linking here to SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth. By visiting in a natural organic way through a neighbourhood walk, children will become familiar with the shop keepers such as an optician, haberdasher, greengrocer, butcher, chemist, and baker (remember use this core language) that reside on their high street. When do children ever hear these occupational words now? So, it is imperative early years practitioners highlight these words before they become ‘lost’. Reinforce the words further through reading non-fiction books and revisit language associated with each profession, for example, Dylan the Shopkeeper by Guy Parker Rees. Set up your role play as different shops visited to consolidate language further. The new vocabulary can be extended to understand the produce they can purchase from the different shops, resonating with SDG 8, SDG 9, and SDG 11. The EYFS (DfE,2024) asks practitioners to build ‘positive relationships’, and this is a way of doing this through your locality. For example, in the greengrocer discuss the type of apple with the children and then taste test them. Granny Smith or Royal Gala which are sweet or bitter? Think of the lovely describing words or faces here! Other extension activities could include memory games- I went to the baker and I bought bread, a cake, some pastries; or I went to the butcher, and I bought some pork sausages, a bacon chop, some beef burgers; this consolidates the produce from each shop and the repetition aids the children’s cognition. After visiting the high street, the children could make their own big story book from each shop rather than buying books to support. This would be very effective as this supports children’s understanding of text - words and images together have meaning, that there is a beginning, middle and end in books which will make ‘human sense’ to them as this connects them to their community high street shops, and the satisfaction of knowing they wrote the book. Due to plastic credit cards being used in supermarkets there are other words that are now less frequently used in the terms of monetary currency. How often do children hear in purchasing back and forth conversations, or the words pennies and pounds being used? By highlighting during your neighbourhood walks not just the local shop keepers, their profession and produce sold, take the children into the shop, and model the use of real money. As the EEF Communication and Language states “settings should use a range of different approaches to developing communication and language skills.” It is important that children hear your “back-and-forth interactions” (EYFS, DfE,2024p, 9) with the shop keepers, as they are valuable conversations of both produce and currency together. The EEF (Early numeracy approaches) research shows that by utilising holistic pedagogy it has “a higher impact than when maths was delivered as a supplementary activity.” Through these conversations children will hear pennies, pounds, change and cost which they can replicate in role play back at your setting because this makes “human sense” (Donalson,1978) to them. Moving out into the locality and community children will have countless opportunities to use their 5 senses – hearing, smelling, tasting, seeing, and touching. By visiting local parks, gardens, or beaches regularly children will develop empathy and care for their environment. The emphasis is that you always use correct terminology with the children. For example, not the generic term ‘flower’ but daffodil or snow drop, and you encourage the children to observe the fauna but not pick them. There is a fabulous book called Lost Words by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris (2021) which focuses again on disappearing words but this time in the natural world. The book states “all over the country, there are words disappearing from children's lives. These are the words of the natural world; Dandelion, Otter, Bramble, and Acorn, all gone. A wild landscape of imagination and play is rapidly fading from our children's minds. The Lost Words stands against the disappearance of wild childhood”. This book could be used as a follow up to walks or scientific observations in woodland. Crucially for the planet we need to ensure young children hear, use, and understand key words from nature. As the EEF- Early Literacy approaches state you must ensure that “your early literacy strategy is well-balanced and combines approaches that will support the development of skills, knowledge and understanding”. From a sustainable perspective we need to invest in our locality whether this is the high street or park or woodlands or coastline. If children develop a relationship with their community and locality then they will love the area, respect the area and care for the area. EEF- Early years evidence highlights “approaches for teaching early literacy should, therefore, be used in ways that build on approaches that support communication and language, which are fundamental to children’s literacy.” This resonates with the Specific Area Knowledge and Understanding which asks practitioners to “foster their understanding of our culturally, socially, technologically, and ecologically diverse world” EYFS (DfE,2024, p11). Extending and developing these ‘lost words’ of the high street and environment builds “important knowledge,” and “extends their familiarity with words that support understanding across domains” (EYFS, DfE, 2024, p11). Economic sustainability through regular opportunities to use and understand words associated with currency, socio-cultural sustainability through engaging and connecting with your local community high street shops and environmental sustainability with care and empathy because of a relationship with the natural world. This clearly demonstrates the interconnected and holistic approaches to both early childhood and sustainability. Home | Climate Action Strategy | Case Studies | Curriculum Resources | Blog and Video Logs