Early Reading Connects

Strengthening literacy development in the under fives

Early Reading Connects, funded by the DFE, is a network of thousands of early years settings up and down the country that are all working to raise the profile of language and literacy, and to get families more involved.

The network brings together information, easy-to-access resources and great ideas to help settings. About Early Reading Connects

Getting started
Whether you're a childminder or a big early years setting, we have a step by step guide to help you start adopting Early Reading Connects

Blogs
Check out June's new blog entries.

The secret diaries of our members. What is the point of blogging? Find out here.

Practical ideas
With over 3000 member settings we have a huge bank of practical ideas, by EYFS area. If you'd like to contribute a new idea, contact us

Resources
We have a three story games to download.  There's also a guide to our story resources for parents. Remember all the Talk To Your Baby resources can be downloaded and photocopied free of charge.

Photo gallery
For quick inspiration, our photo gallery is perfect. This is just a tiny sample of some of the hundreds of case studies and ideas our members have contributed!

Case studies
Check out the new case studies for June and July. Are you doing something a bit different this summer term at your setting? If so, we would love to hear about it.