Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing (MHEW) in the Early Years
A selection of resources for early years wellbeing including staff support, talking about race in the early years and managing transitions.
Education Support: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
A UK charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of those working in education. Free helpline for education staff (including childminders and nurseries) for emotional wellbeing support. Enquire about signing up to the EAP for your setting.
Guidance on meeting children's emotional needs in the early years (0-5 years) [1.2 MB] [docx]
Guidance created by a collaboration between the Early Years Team and the SEND Early Years Team as a response to the current national focus upon mental health and well-being, alongside increased frequency of enquiries from early years' settings about responding to children’s emotional needs.