Evidence Based Programmes

Through My Eyes

An evidence-informed approach dedicated to identifying and supporting children in early years settings who have social communication needs. The programme has been designed by drawing on high-quality evidence and the expertise of the team comprising…
NELI-P

NELI Preschool is a new nursery-delivered oral language enrichment and intervention programme for children in the year before they enter formal education – usually three to four year olds
Emotion Coaching

Emotion-coached children and young people: Achieve more academically in school Are more popular Have fewer behavioural problems Have fewer infectious illnesses Are more emotionally stable Are more resilient Based on research by American Psychologist…
ELKLAN Communication Friendly Home-based Settings

This programme examines all aspects of the Home-Based Setting, including the physical environment, interaction, how language is modelled and the opportunities and resources that are provided to support the development of language, communication and learning.
NDNA Maths Champions

This programme increases practitioner knowledge, awareness and confidence in supporting early mathematics in order to improve outcomes for children. Participating nurseries will nominate a Maths Champions who will lead the programme supporting and driving improvement.
Calming Cats

Children need nurturing guidance and modelling of effective strategies to help them develop emotionally healthy practices. Calming Cat resources help practitioners teach simple and quick techniques to help children become more emotionally aware and self-regulate effectively.
Tales Toolkit

We believe story is a super powerful learning gizmo. We created Tales Toolkit, a Toolkit for creating Tales. Story has been shown to improve all types of learning and increase engagement and memory capacity.