Realise is the leading provider of Early Years apprenticeships in the UK, supporting over 2,000 apprentices in the 2023/24 academic year. With over 30 years of experience, we offer high-quality, hands-on training that meets the needs of Early Years employers. Our expert trainers across England provide face-to-face learning, helping apprentices develop the skills needed to nurture and inspire young children. We combine the personal approach of a local provider with the resources of a national organisation, ensuring every apprentice receives the support and guidance to thrive in their Early Years career and make a lasting impact.
MBK Group is one of the country’s leading Early Years business specialists oering a diverse range of Training & Consultancy services. Our founder Tricia Wellings, owns her own group of nurseries and so has first-hand knowledge of what is required to run, grow and deliver an outstanding childcare service.
The team at Fast R Solutions have over 30 years’ experience
of fire risk assessment.
Rachel Buckler is a highly experienced practitioner, trainer, author and consultant working in support of safeguarding and child protection practices. During her 30-year career in children’s service social care, she has developed and managed services including Sure Start Children’s Centres and been a strategic lead for early intervention services delivered in Greater Manchester.
Rachel continues to deliver training to local authorities’ early years workforces, as well as providing training and consultancy for independent nurseries and childcare providers across the country.
She is co-founder of the Early Years Hub and creator of the Safeguarding Hub which is an online resource hub and learning community for designated safeguarding leads working in the early years.
Supply Me Ltd is a leading provider of comprehensive health and safety services across the UK. Our goal is to deliver innovative, reliable, and effective solutions tailored to the unique needs of businesses across various industries. Safety is at the heart of everything we do, and we are committed to supporting our clients in creating safer workplaces while ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation. Discover more about our services and values at www.supply-me.co.uk.
The Out of School Alliance is famed for being a ‘one-stop shop’ providing information and support to out of school club owners, staff, committees, and those new to the sector.
OOSA aims to make the lives of those running out of school clubs that little bit easier, as well as improve the quality of experience enjoyed by children attending the clubs.
Dr Jane Todd is a qualified Teacher, Doctor of Education, previously school leadership and university lecturer and for the last 10 years was Nursery Owner of a highly successful Outstanding setting.
As an Educator first of all, Jane does not lose focus of the children, families and staff at the heart of the setting. She does not try to apply ‘one size fits all’, ‘off the shelf’ formulas, rather works alongside you in a personal way, understanding your business and helping you find a solution.
Breathe HR is a UK-based, cloud HR software platform designed to make people management simpler for small and growing businesses. It brings core HR tasks into one secure system, including employee records, holiday and absence management, document storage, performance management and reporting. Built with UK compliance in mind, Breathe supports organisations in managing HR processes efficiently while improving the employee experience through self-service access. Its intuitive design and flexible features make it an ideal solution for businesses moving away from spreadsheets and manual processes.
Life & Progress is a UK wellbeing and support services partner specialising in Employee Assistance Programmes (EAPs), mental health support and proactive wellbeing solutions. They provide confidential, 24/7 access to counselling, advice, GP helplines, digital wellbeing tools and lifestyle benefits, backed by dedicated account management to help maximise engagement and outcomes.
Their services also include tailored training workshops on mental health, resilience and workplace wellbeing, and specialist programmes for tenants and students. Life & Progress helps organisations demonstrate duty of care, improve workforce wellbeing and build healthier, more supported communities.
Early Years Wales is a long-established Welsh charity and the leading umbrella organisation supporting the early years and childcare sector across Wales. It works to give all pre-school children and their families the best start in life by supporting early years providers, promoting quality childcare and play, offering training and guidance, and representing the sector in policy and partnership work.
The organisation also helps families access information and services, connects providers through membership benefits, and delivers resources and quality assurance to strengthen practice in early education and care throughout Wales.
PATA Glos (Playgroup and Toddler Association) is the largest voluntary sector provider supporting early years childcare, education and play in Gloucestershire. As a membership-based charity, it offers practical support, training, guidance and resources to local early years settings including playgroups, nurseries, community groups and out-of-school clubs, helping them deliver high-quality childcare and learning opportunities.
PATA also provides networking, advocacy, tailored training and hands-on support to its members, fostering sector development and positive outcomes for children, families and professionals. Their work strengthens local early years provision and community connections across the county.
eyworks is a UK-focused software platform
built to help early years providers build resilient, thriving settings. Their modular platform lets nurseries pick exactly what they need, from eypeople for early years-specific HR and staff management, to eymanage for occupancy and finance, eylog for child development tracking, eyenquiries for pipeline management, eyengage for parent and staff communication, and eyrecruit, the sector’s only dedicated applicant tracking system. Each module works seamlessly with the others, so your team spends less time buried in admin and more time doing what matters most: being there for the children.
If you’re getting in touch with the eyworks team, remember to mention Redwing when you call.
