Expert advice and guidance videos for nursery staff

The Centre's Early Years in Mind learning network hosted a webinar on understanding birth trauma in the early years, which included insights from professionals and those with lived experience. The session featured a panel discussion and Q&A, offering early years practitioners a range of perspectives on the impact of birth trauma, including policy, clinical, and parental viewpoints.

This webinar is an opportunity to hear about attachment theory and what it means for practitioners working in the Early Years in England. As well as an overview of attachment theory, attendees will also hear about a critique of the theory, particularly from a wider social perspective and learn how to apply theory to practice in a culturally-sensitive way. Speakers will use the criminal justice system as a case study of how to apply attachment theory in a real world setting but the take-aways will also be applicable to practitioners working in the wider early years.

In this session our speakers will bring the knowledge and expertise from their practice to explore what it means to be school ready during this key Early Years milestone. Sharing the experience of the child and their parents or carers will be at the centre of our discussions. As will the need for an inclusive approach to transition and the importance of play.

In the latest of our free Early Years in Mind webinars, the panel reflected on what the cost of living crisis means for children in the early years, their families and early years providers. Our speakers shared the current contexts they are working in, from practice to policy and research, to talk about the different ways in which they are supporting children in the early years whose families are experiencing poverty.

In line with policy developments around Family Hubs, Integrated Care Support and the development of the NHS Long Term plan, it’s becoming more common for early years settings to work more closely and share knowledge with a variety of different services and organisations. Fantastic collaboration is also happening at a community and grassroots level.

This film, Staff wellbeing, is part of a selection of resources relating to the personal, social and emotional development of children in an early years setting.

This film, Working with families from diverse cultures, is part of a selection of resources relating to the personal, social and emotional development of children in an early years setting.

This film, Recognising signs of traumatic stress, is part of a selection of resources relating to the personal, social and emotional development of children in an early years setting.

This film, Attachment, is part of a selection of resources relating to the personal, social and emotional development of children in an early years setting.

This film, The typical stages of PSED in young children, is part of a selection of resources relating to the personal, social and emotional development of children in an early years setting.

This film, Introduction to personal, social and emotional development (PSED, is part of a selection of resources relating to the personal, social and emotional development of children in an early years setting.

In this webinar, without downplaying the effects of trauma, our panel will acknowledge the realities through a lens of repair. Facilitated by the Chair, Dr Abi Miranda, the panel discuss a range of topics that highlight best practice in the context of trauma. For example, the panel discuss effective multi-disciplinary working with social workers, providing a “good enough” online service for adoptive parents, and celebrating nursery cultures that foster belonging and anti-racist practice.

This webinar reflects on the Mind the Dad programme, which supports new dads transitioning to fatherhood, here at the Anna Freud Centre. There are also reflections and learnings from experienced practitioners and lived experienced insight from an LGBTQI+ fostering experience.

This webinar will offer early years workers multiple perspectives on staff wellbeing in this setting. It includes information around the importance of staff wellbeing and insight from a practice perspective.

The Centre's Early Years in Mind learning network hosted a webinar on supporting traumatised children in early years settings which took place in June 2021.

The Centre's Early Years in Mind learning network hosted a webinar on managing challenging behavior in early years setting in February 2021. The event was aimed at frontline practitioners including nursery workers, managers and childminders.