With so many educational resources available, finding the best options can be a daunting task for busy teachers. That’s where our annual Teach Awards make a difference.
Each year, we invite companies and organisations to submit their resources for assessment by our expert panel of judges, highlighting the tools most worthy of schools’ and nurseries’ time and attention.
Alongside the familiar favourites, this year’s Teach Early Years Awards also featured the following brand-new categories:
● Full programmes
● Language & literacy
● Outdoor play & learning
● Wellbeing & inclusion
And now we’re delighted to announce the winners for 2026, selected by our team of esteemed judges. The judges assessed the resources by looking at:
● Ease of use & accessibility
● Educational impact
● Environmental impact
● Durability
● Originality & innovation
● Suitability & adaptability
● Value for money
So, without further ado, here are the winners of the 2026 Teach Early Years Awards! Thank you to everyone who entered, and a huge congratulations to all our winners!
View our digital flipbook of all the winning resources here.
Winner: Early Years Development Programme (Down Syndrome UK)
Highly commended: Movement and Storytelling (MAST) (Nottingham Trent University)
Highly commended: Siren Films Early Years Video Library (Siren Films)
Winner: Nesting Doll’s House (Polydron)
Highly commended: Gem Column Tray (tickit®)
Highly commended: World Kitchen – Sensory Play Stones (Yellow Door)
Winner: XL Polydron Busy Board (Polydron)
Highly commended: 50 Fantastic Ideas for STEM Activities (Toddler and Early Years STEM)
Highly commended: Bug Hotel 10-Frame (Yellow Door)
Winner: Twinkl Phonics (Twinkl)
Highly commended: THE BIG 3 and ME (Human Values Foundation)
Highly commended: Little Link (Speech & Language Link)
Winner: Say A Poem (Ruth Miskin Training)
Highly commended: Story Talk (Collins)
Highly commended: Ready Steady Literacy EYFS (Literacy Counts)
Winner: Giant Polydron Class Set Natural Colours (Polydron)
Highly commended: Learning On Your Doorstep (Bloomsbury Publishing Limited)
Highly commended: SiliShapes® Hands & Feet Set (tickit®)
Winner: Mama’s Special Wonton Soup by Wai Mei Wong and Xin Yue Zhu (Lantana Publishing)
Highly commended: Different by Eva Eland (Andersen Press)
Highly commended: Waffles and Julius: No Hugs Please by Ed Vere (Penguin Random House)
Winner: Gonge Nordic Carousel (Profile Education Ltd)
Highly commended: The Kingdom of Colourful Feelings (Colourful Kingdom)
Highly commended: Widgit Online (Widgit Software)
Congratulations once again to all of our winners. Browse the shortlist for our primary and secondary school categories here.
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