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Early Years learning

Educational resources and PD for Early Years practitioners, helping to build skills and confidence in young learners

Build the core knowledge, understanding, skills, confidence and a positive attitude to learning from a young age. Oxford University Press offers a broad range of quality resources to choose from; enabling you to tailor to your teaching approach and your learners needs. 

Explore our Early Years resources and professional development, created to give your children the best start and fully prepare them for primary education.

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Professional Development

Early Years Professional Development

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Early Years and Nursery Resources

Early Years and Nursery resources

Full curriculum

Oxford International Curriculum

Oxford International Curriculum: Early Years

Early Years Curriculum Overview

The Oxford International Curriculum for Early Years is designed to nurture young children’s curiosity and love of learning, while helping them develop the good social skills, independence and resilience they will need for future academic, personal and career success.

Resources for Early Years settings

Oxford International Early Years resources

Oxford International Early Years

An Early Years play-based learning programme to fully prepare children for primary education

Early Years Numicon

Numicon For Early Years Maths

Build a secure future in mathematics for every child with Numicon

Read Write Inc. Early Years resources

Read Write Inc. Phonics for Nursery

Give pre-school children a head start in reading

Nelson Primary Starter Level Books

Fun and accessible introductions to English, Maths and Science for pupils preparing to study at Primary level

Oxford Reading Tree

Oxford Reading Tree stories that are Oxford Level 1-3 can be the perfect way to introduce children to reading

Oxford Owl

Oxford Owl is home to award-winning subscriptions and free resources to support teaching and learning in primary schools and at home

Learning at home

Early Years activity ideas for parents

Tips for parents

Find activity ideas and advice for parents on Oxford Owl for Home.

Big Words for Little People

Big Words for Little People

Empowering words that help children to express their emotions.

All Aboard

All Aboard

Hop on board for a first class learning journey!

First Experiences

First Experiences with Biff, Chip and Kipper

Prepare and reassure children facing new situations in a fun and sensitive way

Progress with Oxford

Progress with Oxford

Fun activity book to introduce 3-4 year olds to letters!

Read Write Inc.

Read Write Inc.

A specially developed kit to introduce your child to phonics and support their first steps in learning to read and write

New Picture Books

A dragon called Spark

A magical story about friendship and imagination, set at Hanukkah.

Trick or Treat?

A sparklingly original Halloween tale!

Flow with the Snow

Join Snow on a joyful journey through the water cycle.

The Colour of the Sky

A heartwarming story about family, and the power and beauty of nature.

Patrick and Flippa

Patrick and Flippa are best friends . . . but friendship can be complicated.

Evie and Dr Dino: Can We Meet a Dinosaur?

Meet the dinosaurs with Evie and Dr Dino!

How to Bath a Giraffe

Can this giraffe be made to feel at home?

Winnie and Wilbur: Winnie's Witchy Bedtime

A funny and magical story all about Winnie's bedtime mishaps.

The Doll's House

An abandoned dolls' house helps a little girl settle into her new home.

The Wild

An exquisitely illustrated modern fable about the natural world

The Twirly Wiggly Dance

A story about dancing to your own beat!