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Clear and consistent messages help parents and carers feel confident about supporting their child’s development and wellbeing at home.

Share trusted, practical guidance through everyday conversations with families at key stages in their child’s early years. When families hear the same advice from the professionals supporting them, it is easier to understand and put into practice.

Our Guides

Practical advice and guidance for parents and families of young children 0-5 years old.

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A practical guide for families on how to care for young children’s teeth, build good toothbrushing habits and prevent tooth decay from the very first tooth.

Potty Training

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A practical guide for families on when and how to potty train, with step-by-step advice to help children stop using nappies confidently and successfully.

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A practical guide for families on the key skills children can practise at home to help them feel confident, independent and ready to start Reception.

“These resources are fantastic... Thank you so much, it is invaluable support for our children and families.”

Sherine Addai, Healthy Early Years Coordinator | Hackney

Early Years Toolkits

In this section, you’ll find free, ready-to-use promotional materials and messaging for professionals working in early years settings, schools and local authorities, designed to help you share and promote each of the guides.

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Webinar Library

Explore our library of recorded webinars featuring practical, real-world approaches on how to support parents and carers of children aged 0-5 with topics from potty training to starting Reception. 

50 mins • 30th April, 2026

Starting Reception - Setting Expectations with Parents

This webinar explores how schools, early years settings and childminders can use Starting Reception to help families understand what starting school really looks like and why children need school readiness skills to thrive from day one. You'll hear examples of practice from a school and a nursery, and come away with top tips and quick, easy wins.

48 mins • 8th June, 2026

Supporting Parents with Potty Training

This practical and supportive webinar for schools and early years settings explores how to work positively with families around potty training before children start Reception.

We discuss how practitioners can approach sensitive conversations, while balancing the realities and expectations within early years and school settings. Hear from experts in this area, who will share their experience, advice and top tips.

53 mins • 23rd April, 2026

How Local Authorities Can Help Families get School-Ready

This webinar explores how to improve school readiness for children starting reception, led by Kindred Squared. It highlights the growing gap between parent expectations and actual readiness, and introduces practical, evidence-based solutions to support early years development.

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