Government & National Guidance
DfE Help for early years providers
Resources, activities and support articles for childminders and practitioners working with children aged 0-5 years
Early Years Hub. Education Endowment Foundation
DfE Health and wellbeing
Discover resources to help you support children’s wellbeing and enrichment in your setting
North Yorkshire Guidance and Information
North Yorkshire The Mini Marketplace
Supports parents, carers and professionals working with Children and Young People, to find the most appropriate health support based on a child/young person’s needs.
Other Supporting Resources
Early Years in Mind
Early Years in Mind (Anna Freud) is a free online network for early years practitioners. The network provides easy to read and easy to use guidance on supporting the mental health of babies, young children and their families. The network was developed by mental health experts and shares practical and clinical expertise, and advice on using attachment-informed practice
Elsa
Elsa provides downloadable resources that support the teaching of emotional wellbeing (a small cost for some resources)
Building Wellbeing Plan
Oxfordshire ‘Building Wellbeing Plan’ is designed to help settings to map out their provision available at different levels of intervention (e.g. what is available for all children: ‘universal’, for those with emerging needs: ‘targeted’, and those requiring a high level of support: ‘personalised’. A model plan is provided along with a range of supporting resource
Sometimes Happy, Sometimes Sad.
Early Years in Mind Story and Guide to explore emotions with children aged 0-5