Liverpool City Region Early Years Stronger Practice Hub
The Liverpool City Region Early Years Stronger Practice Hub is one of 36 DfE designated Stronger Practice Hubs across England. The Liverpool City Region Hub will cover the Liverpool City Region Local Authorities , 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<
The early years stronger practice hubs programme has supported early years practitioners across England since its launch in November 2022, sharing evidence-informed best practice and offering professional development to improve outcomes for young children.
Initially there were 18 early years stronger practice hubs, with two in each government office region. In summer 2025, the government published its Giving every child the best start in life paper, confirming that the network will expand to 36 hubs from September 2026. From April 2026, Ambition Institute has taken on the role of delivery partner for the programme, appointed by the Department for Education as part of the government's Best Start in Life strategy.
You can find the up-to-date list on all stronger practice hubs here: Early years stronger practice hubs - GOV.UK
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
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, within each of the government office regions.
Everton Nursery School and Family Centre lead the Liverpool City Region Stronger Practice Hub supporting Local Authorities surrounding the 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.
Relevant links to settings and Strategic Partners:
Everton Nursery School and Family Hub www.evertonnurseryschoolandfamilycentre.liverpool.sch.uk
East Prescot Nursery School https://www.eastprescotroad.co.uk/
Tracie Dowling Childminder https://tracies-treasures.com/
Kids Planet Nurseries https://www.kidsplanetdaynurseries.co.uk/find-a-nursery/wallasey/
Early Years Sustainable Hub https://www.evertonnurseryschoolandfamilycentre.org/early-years-sustainable-hub
Ganneys Meadow School and Family Hub https://ganneysmeadow.co.uk/
Rainhill Community Nursery https://www.rainhillnursery.st-helens.sch.uk/
