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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 Guide

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

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

Bear vs Dragon

When Bear meet Dragon on an old, rickety bridge, they both refuse to budge.

The Legend of the Wild West Twins

A rip-roaring adventure about a pair of cowgirl twins who are very different.

Martha Maps It Out In Time

Step back in time with Martha's amazing maps, packed with cool facts and fun details.

The Boy Who Painted The World

When a boy stumbles into a blank book, he thinks it looks empty . . . until he meets a paintbrush.

Godfrey is a Frog

An affirming story about self-acceptance and being a Frog!

Evie and Dr Dino: Can We Go to Space Today?

Join Evie and her best friend Dr Dino on an incredible adventure, and learn all about space along the way.

The Ballad of Cactus Joe

Lean 'n' mean prickle machine Cactus Joe learns to value having others in his life in this heartwarming story about friendship.

Winnie and Wilbur: Witches' Sports Day (PB)

A spellbindingly sporty story that will have readers rooting for Winnie and Wilbur as they loop the loop and soar high in the sky.

The Dolls' House

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

Wanna See a Llama?

Come on a llama chase with two friends around the city!

Who Rules the Rockpool?

When a big wave sweeps Crab and Prawn into a much larger rockpool, he has to reevaluate his place in the hierarchy...

How to Cuddle a Crocodile

Can this crocodile be made to feel at home?