Resources for Parents/Carers

Welcome. Please find here a collection of resources that will help you to support your child's development.

Helping your child to transition into Reception

The Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood “The early years are not simply about how we raise our children. They are about the society we will become.” The Princess of Wales

Best Start in Life From pregnancy to childcare right through to starting school, get advice and support for your child’s development.

Children's speech and language A collection of tips and advice to help with children's speech and language skills.

BBC CBeebies Parenting: Supporting parents to discover the power of play BBC CBeebies Parenting is celebrating the vital role of play in a preschooler’s life from birth, right through to starting school. Fundamental to a child’s core development and in particular their language and communication skills, CBeebies Parenting has lots of great content to help support parents/ caregivers to discover more about play in all its forms, highlighting the power it has to connect, educate and inspire. Check out the BBC CBeebies Parenting collection of expert-backed tips, simple activity ideas, and practical advice to make play easy to fit into everyday life, helping parents/caregivers to support their children’s early development

Tiny Happy People - BBC Emotional development in children- All about how children express and process emotions, from toddler tantrums to childhood fears. Find loads of tips and advice on understanding children's emotional development, behaviour and wellbeing.

Support for Parents NSPCC There's no such thing as a perfect parent. One day all's calm, the next it's chaos. However it's going, we're here with advice and support for parents and carers.

Feeling Better- BBC Teach A collection of short films presented by Dr Radha Moghil that explore a whole range of feelings and emotions, as well as providing talking points and tools to feel better.