States Early Years Team

States Early Years Team We aim to nurture young children so they are confident, happy and excited to learn.

Our shared vision is to work together with parents/carers and each other across the States, private and third sector, so we can provide the very best early childhood education and care for the children in the Bailiwick. Through working in partnerships with children, parents/carers, and our community we aim to build the strongest foundation for life ensuring our children thrive. Children who experi

ence high quality early years provision are well placed to achieve better outcomes throughout their school life and beyond into employment.

Screens before bed can disrupt natural sleep patterns making it harder for children to fall asleep and to sleep deeply. ...
24/06/2026

Screens before bed can disrupt natural sleep patterns making it harder for children to fall asleep and to sleep deeply. For under 5s, experts recommend no screen use two hours before bedtime.

To encourage sleep try to use a gentle wind down routine like a bath, stories and cuddles, gentle music. All these things will signal to your little one that bedtime is coming

Here are a few more snaps to provide inspiration for our Snuggle Up & Share a Book competition. Send your pictures to co...
23/06/2026

Here are a few more snaps to provide inspiration for our Snuggle Up & Share a Book competition. Send your pictures to [email protected] to be in with a chance of winning a beautiful book bundle provided by The Lexicon and Health Connections Guernsey

22/06/2026

Snuggle Up & Share a Book!!!

The States Early Years Team are running a competition in collaboration with Guernsey Press to celebrate the joy of sharing books with young children. As part of the Go All In National Year of Reading Campaign we hope to highlight the important part that book sharing plays in early development. Most importantly we want to celebrate those special moments that occur when we Snuggle Up & Share a Book.
We would love to see photographs of your little one snuggled up with parents, carers, grandparents, siblings, friends or even pets. To enter the competition send your photographs to [email protected] along with your child's name and age.
By entering the competition, parents and carers are agreeing to consent for their child’s image and name to be used on the States of Guernsey Early Years Team and Guernsey Press social media pages and website, and for their image and name to be published in the Guernsey Press in connection with the Snuggle Up & Share A Book competition. States of Guernsey Early Years Team and Guernsey Press will take all steps to ensure these images are used solely for the purposes
for which they are intended. If you become aware that these images are being used inappropriately, please inform us immediately by emailing [email protected]
Entry to the competition closes on Monday 6 July, with winners, selected by the States Early Years Team and the Guernsey Press, from age groups birth to 2 years old and 3-5 years old, with prizes of a book bundle awarded to each winner.

20/06/2026

Check out just some of the prizes for our Snuggle Up & Share a Book competition! Send a picture of your little sharing a book with loved ones to [email protected]

In some jurisdictions young children are spending more and more time in the forest and the results show better emotional...
20/06/2026

In some jurisdictions young children are spending more and more time in the forest and the results show better emotional regulation and a boost in immunity.

At a Helsinki nursery, children spend all day in the forest. Erika Benke explores how outdoor learning benefits children's health and teaches them to value nature.

Have you entered our Snuggle Up & Share a Book Competition yet? Just send a picture of your little one sharing a book wi...
18/06/2026

Have you entered our Snuggle Up & Share a Book Competition yet?
Just send a picture of your little one sharing a book with family or friends to [email protected] to be in with a chance of winning a fabulous book bundle.
Here are a few pictures of our family and friends enjoying books together 💛📚

This week managers from nine Early Years settings in Guernsey and Alderney completed a four session management programme...
18/06/2026

This week managers from nine Early Years settings in Guernsey and Alderney completed a four session management programme run by Mike Elward from Next Level Training The managers focused on staff behaviours and values, leadership styles including communication and influence, team dynamics and decision making. Congratulations to First Steps Day Nursery I - St Peter Port First Steps Day Nursery II - Vale La Petite École - Bosq Lane La Petite École - Footes Lane The Ladies' College Little learners Nursery St Anne's School, Alderney St Anne’s preschool@Bumps Alderney Children’s Centre

As parents and carers we are all trying to do our best, so naturally many parents choose educational games for screen ti...
17/06/2026

As parents and carers we are all trying to do our best, so naturally many parents choose educational games for screen time. However, there is currently very little regulation around which apps can be called "educational." Many of these apps are designed to keep children playing, triggering chemicals in their brains that we see in other addictions.
Learning on a screen cannot replace real life interactions. For more information on age appropriate screen use go to gov.gg/screensaway

Is your child starting preschool this September? Check out this great book by Jamel Carly Cambell that helps a nervous c...
16/06/2026

Is your child starting preschool this September? Check out this great book by Jamel Carly Cambell that helps a nervous child begin their journey in a positive, supportive way.

Olu is about to start nursery and meet his teacher, Jay... But what...

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