Teach Early Years Awards – 2025 winners announced

With so many educational resources available, finding the best options can be a daunting task for busy practitioners.

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 settings’ time and attention.

And now we’re delighted to announce 2025’s winners!

We’ve done the hard work so you don’t have to – hand-picking, testing and ranking resources that really make a difference in Early Years.

Expect a mix of the tried-and-true and the brand-new. What do they all have in common? 

● They work.

● They save you time.

● They make teaching that little bit easier.

What judges assessed

● Environmental impact

● Suitability & adaptability

● Educational impact

● Originality & innovation

● Value for money

● Ease of use & accessibility

● Durability

Discover this year’s winning resources in our interactive flipbook, featuring images, details and what the judges had to say.

Communication, language & literacy

Winner: Ready Steady Write EYFS (Literacy Counts)

Highly commended: Polylino (ILT Education UK)

Highly commended: ESSENTIALWRITING for Early Years (HFL Education)

CPD

Winner: The Right Start to Phonics – A Guide to Supporting Excellence in Early Phonics (The Right Start Early Years Consultancy)

Highly commended: Left-Handed Children – A Guide for Teachers and Parents (Left n Write Ltd)

Highly commended: Play Matters (Early Years Reviews)

Creative play

Winner: Boromi Play Library (Boromi)

Highly commended: The PlayTRAY (Inspire My Play)

Highly commended: Birds – Sensory Play Stones (Yellow Door)

Early exploration

Winner: Ten in the Bed (Yellow Door)

Highly commended: Outdoor Exploring Observation Table (Profile Education Ltd)

Highly commended: National Geographic Little Kids Magazine (National Geographic Little Kids Magazine)

Happy & healthy

Winner: tickit Whizz Balance Bike (Commotion Ltd)

Highly commended: On the Button (Quality Early Years Ltd)

Highly commended: Gonge Mini Parkour Mega Set (Profile Education Ltd)

Picture books

Winner: Maya and Marley and the Great Big Tidy-Up by Laura Henry-Allain MBE and Yabaewah Scott (Penguin Random House)

Highly commended: Good Golden Sun by Brendan Wenzel (Scallywag Press)

Highly commended: Uh-Oh, Niko: Nursery by Chris Chatterton (Penguin Random House)