Every practitioner knows the feeling: a busy day is over, the classroom is quiet, and a question lingers at the back of your mind. How could I have sparked more writing in provision today? What fresh idea could I use in the block area tomorrow? Where can I find something practical and credible – without hours of scrolling?
That’s exactly why the Early Excellence Inspiration Hub has been created. It’s a digital home for early years practitioners and teachers in schools and settings, designed to make high-quality support and inspiration instantly accessible. And as a former early years teacher and leader, I can honestly say: I wish I’d had the Inspiration Hub when I was in the classroom.
For more than 25 years, Early Excellence has worked with thousands of practitioners to champion play-based, child-centred learning. We know the daily pressures, the challenges of balancing curriculum expectations with children’s developmental needs, and the need for fresh thinking to keep practice relevant.
The Early Excellence Inspiration Hub brings all of this together in one easy-to-use app. It not only offers resources and training but also reassurance and community – so practitioners feel supported and connected wherever they are in the world.
It isn’t about adding more to the workload. It’s about saving time, building confidence, and sparking new ideas in the moments they’re needed most.
The Early Excellence Inspiration Hub combines expert knowledge with practical examples to bring provision and practice to life. Here’s what you’ll find:
● Bitesize CPD: Professional development you can access anytime, anywhere. Short, focused clips that give you the tools and understanding you need without demanding hours of time.
● Inspiration for continuous provision: Photos and videos that showcase provision in detail. A virtual learning walk you can revisit whenever you need a spark of new ideas.
● Expert advice and support: Guidance rooted in research and years of hands-on experience, covering everything from planning to assessment. Always practical, always relevant to early years.
● A professional community: A chance to connect with like-minded practitioners across the world – sharing experiences, challenges, and solutions.
Every element has been created with one aim: to help practitioners feel supported, inspired, and equipped to deliver the very best for young children.
Watch this video to see how the Early Excellence Inspiration Hub is there when you need a quick idea, a moment of reassurance, or a spark of creativity to carry into your classroom or setting.
The strength of the Early Excellence Inspiration Hub lies in how naturally it fits into everyday practice.
Imagine logging in on your way to work and finding a short video that reframes how you see mark-making. Later that week, you try out a simple tweak – adding large paper and maps into your block area – and suddenly children are busily designing towns and cities, without a worksheet in sight.
Or picture revisiting your water area after browsing the Inspiration Hub’s continuous provision resources. Inspired by what you’ve seen, you rethink the amount of resources needed in that area to encourage collaboration, and children begin working together in new ways.
In another moment, you’re preparing to meet a parent who’s asked when “real learning” will begin. The Inspiration Hub has already given you the words and examples to explain how play-based experiences lead to powerful outcomes in language, maths, and other areas such as problem-solving.
In early years, play is powerful, but it can feel under threat. Many practitioners juggle increasing accountability with the knowledge that children learn best when play is valued. The Early Excellence Inspiration Hub is built to bridge this gap: to show that play and curriculum outcomes are not opposites but partners.
By offering expert-backed examples, it helps practitioners articulate this balance to colleagues, to leaders, and to parents. That confidence can be transformative.
Looking back on my own time in the classroom, I can remember the hours spent searching online for inspiration – sifting through ideas of varying quality, trying to adapt them to my context. What I longed for was something trustworthy, curated, and specifically for early years.
The Early Excellence Inspiration Hub is that missing piece. It’s credible, practical, and ready at the touch of a button. No more trawling through social media; no more wondering if an idea is truly developmentally appropriate. Practical inspiration at your fingertips.
One of the most powerful aspects of the Early Excellence Inspiration Hub is the sense of connection it creates. For practitioners in small schools or isolated settings, it provides a lifeline – reassurance that they are not working alone but are part of an international community of professionals who share the same values.
As one early years lead put it: “Sometimes you just need to see what’s possible. The Inspiration Hub makes you feel part of something bigger.”
Those who have already subscribed to the Early Excellence Inspiration Hub tell us they love:
● Having credible CPD available whenever they need it.
● Seeing real examples of provision they can adapt straight away.
● The confidence it gives them to explain and justify their practice.
● Feeling part of a supportive, like-minded community.
The Early Excellence Inspiration Hub is more than just an app – it’s a professional companion for every practitioner. It’s there when you need a quick idea, a moment of reassurance, or a spark of creativity to carry into your classroom or setting.
Simple to use, rich in content, and built on decades of expertise, it’s already becoming a trusted space for practitioners across the world.
If you’re looking for inspiration, reassurance, and expertise all in one place – this is it.
Visit earlyexcellence.com/inspiration-hub today and join now.
Written by Llewella Ivins, Curriculum Consultant, Early Excellence
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