Teach Early Years Awards first launched in January 2017, and the response from the sector was fantastic: more than 300 products, services and publications were nominated, from which our respected judging panel selected 38 winners, handing out five-, four- and three-star prizes in each category. The 2018 Teach Early Years Awards are now closed and our winners will be chosen by an expert panel of early years leaders, educators and authors. To ensure only the most-deserving resources triumph, entry is completely free.
Teach Early Years Awards is Teach Early Years magazine's awards scheme – a celebration of the breadth and quality of our sector's educational and professional development resources. It offers suppliers, manufacturers, publishers and service providers the chance to have their most innovative and effective products and publications recognised and shared with those they are designed to benefit.
Fill in the form on this website for each product or publication you wish to enter, and tell us why they deserve to win!
Five finalists will be shortlisted for each category and examples called in for assessment by our judging panel.
Our judges will select three winners in each category, awarding five-, four- and three-star prizes.
In 2018, our winners will be unveiled in issue 8.3 in August, and we'll be doing even more to share the success of those who emerge triumphant.
The nominations are now closed.
In 2018 Teach Early Years Awards comprises 12 categories, these are listed below. For criteria our judging panel will use to assess the shortlisted nominations, please see the assesment criteria links under each category.
Including: Resources designed to promote the development of talk and language skills, early writing and/or reading skills.
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Including: Physical and digital resources to support the development of good practice: books and ebooks, toolkits, online training courses, DVDs and podcasts.
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Including: Resources to support role play, messy play, construction play, and art and craft activities.
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Including: Physical ICT resources and all online / software-based resources for children.
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Including: Maths and science resources, and non-digital resources designed to help children broaden their understanding of the world.
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Including: Physical development, nutrition and PSED resources, including those designed to promote children's wellbeing.
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Including: Musical instruments, recorded media (CDs, DVDs, MP3s) and accompanying learning materials, but excluding shows/productions.
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Including: Any picture book aimed at children aged 0–5, published between 1 April 2017 and 31 August 2018.
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Including: Resources designed primarily for use in Year R, in infant/primary schools.
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Including: All resources designed to support the care and development of children with special educational needs.
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Including: Non-construction toys, games, jigsaws and other puzzles.
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Including: All resources designed to support the development of babies and toddlers.
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All nominated resources must be available to purchase in the UK as of 31 August 2018.
The winners of the Teach Early Years Awards will be chosen from a shortlist by our judging panel, which comprises leading authors, educators and experts, ensuring impartial and authoritative verdicts. Here's who will be assessing the finalists in 2018...
An independant early years trainer and author, and a former primary school teacher.
An Early Years Professional and trainer based in East Cheshire, specialising in the EYFS and special educational needs.
An experienced educator, writer and presenter specialising in behaviour management and creative approaches to teaching.
A teacher, composer and musical educator who trained in Visual and Performing Arts at Brighton University.
Part of The Childcare Corporation, a company founded upon ethical principles to promote quality nursery provision.
CEO of the London Early Years Foundation and a respected speaker, commentator and campaigner on early years issues, social enterprise and child poverty.
Managing director of the Old Station Nursery group, which operates six settings in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire.
An Ofsted 'outstanding' childminder, trainer, consultant and blogger working in the early years sector.
Our award winners were showcased in a 24-page Awards Special in June 2017, the digital version of which can be downloaded below, and are receiving ongoing coverage in Teach Early Years, and through our website and social media channels.