Alliance launches new toolkit to support transition from the early years to school
by Jess Gibson
The Early Years Alliance has launched a new toolkit to support early years settings when preparing children for the transition from early years education to school.
The Transitions Toolkit - Moving on up aims to ensure that early years providers feel confident in their ability to make children feel safe, heard, understood, and their emotional wellbeing supported during this process, and to support both providers and families to reflect on the transition process for children starting school.
The toolkit includes a range of practical resources and supporting resources that can help to promote positive transitions, taking into consideration the equally important roles that families, early years providers, schools and the community play. It is designed to ensure that the child remains at the centre of the process and is offered the best support for a smooth process.
The toolkit is available to buy now on EYA Central, , priced at £58.30 for members and £106 for non-members.
In addition to the toolkit, the Alliance runs free sessions entitled Moving on up – supporting families to transition to school. These sessions are for early educators and provide resources, alongside support, to deliver a three-week family learning programme to families in their setting. More information about these sessions is available at .