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On this page you will find a wide range of useful resources to help support your award journey. These include toolkits and templates, example documents, key information and details of programmes and initiatives you might want to get involved in.

While not exhaustive, the collection of resources signposts to high-quality, practical support aligned with the different aspects of health and wellbeing​.

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  • Supporting children’s mental health and wellbeing in the early years

    Source:

    Education Endowment Foundation

    Description

    Summary of practice recommendations for supporting mental health and wellbeing, drawn from the research and evidence.

    Programme:

    Healthy Early Years London

    Theme:

    Social and emotional health and wellbeing
    Mental health

    Resource type:

    Website

  • Physical and mental health for young children

    Source:

    The Open University: OpenLearn

    Description

    Free course to increase knowledge and skills and show ways that adults, both parents and professionals, can play an active role in supporting and promoting good health in babies and young children.

    Programme:

    Healthy Early Years London

    Theme:

    Social and emotional health and wellbeing
    Physical activity and health

    Resource type:

    Course

  • Mental health in infancy and early childhood

    Source:

    UNICEF UK and University of Cambridge

    Description

    Resources to support local areas in a shared understanding of mental health in infancy and early childhood.

    Programme:

    Healthy Early Years London

    Theme:

    Social and emotional health and wellbeing

    Resource type:

    Website

  • Attachment in the early years

    Source:

    The Open University: OpenLearn

    Description

    Free course covers theory and research in the area of attachment in early childhood.

    Programme:

    Healthy Early Years London

    Theme:

    Social and emotional health and wellbeing

    Resource type:

    Course

  • What is attachment?

    Source:

    Anna Freud

    Description

    A guide for early years workers on using attachment ideas in their day to day practice.

    Programme:

    Healthy Early Years London

    Theme:

    Social and emotional health and wellbeing

    Resource type:

    Website

  • Building healthy brains

    Source:

    Parent-Infant Foundation

    Description

    Information about how early relationships influence a baby’s brain, and in particular their social and emotional development.

    Programme:

    Healthy Early Years London

    Theme:

    Social and emotional health and wellbeing

    Resource type:

    Website

  • Brain architecture

    Source:

    Centre on the developing child, Harvard University

    Description

    Information about a key scientific concept related to early childhood development: early experiences shape our brain architecture, which provides the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health.

    Programme:

    Healthy Early Years London

    Theme:

    Social and emotional health and wellbeing

    Resource type:

    Website

  • Serve and return

    Source:

    Centre on the developing child, Harvard University

    Description

    Information about a key scientific concept related to early childhood development: Serve and return interactions—responsive, back-and-forth exchanges between a young child and a caring adult—play a key role in shaping brain architecture.

    Programme:

    Healthy Early Years London

    Theme:

    Social and emotional health and wellbeing

    Resource type:

    Website

  • Early Years Evidence Store: Self-regulation and executive function

    Source:

    Education Endowment Foundation

    Description

    Approaches and practices to support self-regulation and executive function in the early years.

    Programme:

    Healthy Early Years London

    Theme:

    Social and emotional health and wellbeing

    Resource type:

    Website

  • Self-Regulation: What is Self-Regulation and why is it so important?

    Source:

    Foundation years

    Description

    Sue Asquith, Early Childhood Consultant and author of Self-Regulation Skills in Young Children defines self-regulation and offers some practical tips for practitioners working with young children.

    Programme:

    Healthy Early Years London

    Theme:

    Social and emotional health and wellbeing

    Resource type:

    Website