National Early Years Active Start Partnership

A united group of stakeholders coming together to give every child an active start in the early years.

[National Early Years Active Start Partnership @NEYASP_comms]

📢Exciting Announcement

Introducing NEYASP: the National Early Years Active Start Partnership! 🚀

Follow, share & connect w/us. Together, we can unite the #EarlyYears sector to ensure an active start for every child in the UK💫

#NEYASP #PhysicalActivity #Play #UnitedForChange

[National Early Years Active Start Partnership @NEYASP_comms]

"What do you wish for in the #EarlyYears from 2025?
As NEYASP Chair, we emphasise the urgent need for strategic, long-term interventions to promote a culture of #physicalactivity from the earliest age"@HBattelley

+from Helen & NEYASP's policy recommend➡️ https://t.co/QQT4dYLWhg

[Active Matters @MattersActive]

Why The #EarlyYears Matter: Unlocking The Potential Through #Play: (Save The Children report) https://t.co/V2qwMTDbEr

[Silvia Costa @SilviaCosta33]

Fully-funded #studentship w/me & @DrJanineCoates +the amazing @AllForActivity to understand current levels & time-trends in #PhysicalActivity & #sports participation of #disabled children/young people, and how to tackle #inequalities👩‍🦽

Apply by➡️10/3/25⤵️
https://t.co/keGmRxwsgx

[Sport England @Sport_England]

From improving wellbeing to developing new skills 🤸‍♂️

Being active can provide wider benefits in addition to physical health.

[Helen Battelley @HBattelley]

@SwailesRuth @thepetitioner @ShonetteBason Hello 👋. You may want to visit @NEYASP_comms response to BSIL part 2.. we provided our analysis of the document to @Ofstednews and rewrote it. Progress.. discussions with Ofsted and @Ofstednews seeking @NEYASP_comms assistance on all things PD. ✅
@WRatcliffOfsted

[Helen Battelley @HBattelley]

It is fabulous to see the launch of the Physical Development Toolkit from Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) raising the profile of PD (often the forgotten Prime Area of Learning.
At NEYASP we welcome this toolkit and the evidence summary on Physical Development
@NEYASP_comms

[Helen Battelley @HBattelley]

A great day filming with @TheNatCollege today. Unpicking the @EducEndowFoundn PD toolkit and exploring teaching and learning approaches to support #earlyyears children #physicaldevelopmemt @juliangrenier @MattersActive @NEYASP_comms

[Helen Battelley @HBattelley]

I was invited to write a blog for @PACEYchildcare on ‘unpicking early childhood physical development’. Take a look here ⬇️ https://t.co/oFfnTPzP5M #PhysEd #earlyyears #headteacherschat @_ukactive @PeepleCentre @MattersActive @nurtureuk @NEYASP_comms

[Helen Battelley @HBattelley]

https://t.co/doElUKOJW7 @BBCWomansHour @NEYASP_comms
Great discussion on the first 1000 days and IQ. Listen from 30m .. @meerashekar_wb
Early Childhood Matters #eytalking @MattersActive

[Helen Battelley @HBattelley]

How will this government prioritise physical activity and health in schools and settings? Two x 45 min sessions of PE a week is not sufficient to lift children out of this crisis. PD needs to hold the same value as the other Prime Areas! @NEYASP_comms @_ukactive @MattersActive

[Chris Wright @chrisajwright]

Very proud of what @NEYASP_comms has achieved in such a short space of time. This is what a united voice looks like when there is a common mission!

https://t.co/fRfWWcodQ9

[National Early Years Active Start Partnership @NEYASP_comms]

focus & concentration, all of which develop through #movement opportunities & social experiences.
The presence of a single child unable to use the toilet, struggling to use a pencil, or unable to express themselves draws significant staff time away from the rest of the class"

[National Early Years Active Start Partnership @NEYASP_comms]

NEYASP Chair @HBattelley on @KindredSquared's 2024 School Readiness Survey:
"The recent survey further evidenced the decline in children’s physical competence & the impact this has on other areas of #learning & #development.
The survey included #PhysicalDevelopment milestones...

[National Early Years Active Start Partnership @NEYASP_comms]

as #SchoolReadiness & not simply academic attainment.
83% of teachers stated children were unable to sit still for directed teaching time. Being still is one of the most challenging things you can ask of a young child. It requires a developed core, competency in crossing legs...

[National Early Years Active Start Partnership @NEYASP_comms]

imperative for practitioners to understand where the child is in their #development and provide developmentally appropriate experiences to enable their #PhysicalDevelopment journey.

#PhysicalLiteracy #Movement #ActiveStart #Play #EYFS #EarlyChildhood #EYtalking #EYMatters

[National Early Years Active Start Partnership @NEYASP_comms]

🆕The 2nd highlight of our response to part 2 of @Ofstednews' “Best Start in Life”➡️#research rigour

We believe it is important to present research that is up-to-date & rigorously evaluated, thus enhancing #educators’ practices. In having quality interactions w/children it is...

[Helen Battelley @HBattelley]

Delighted to be presenting my research and a workshop on ‘The Physical Inactivity Crisis’ at @UniofSuffolk early childhood conference @_CREC @MattersActive @NEYASP_comms

[National Early Years Active Start Partnership @NEYASP_comms]

the 1st highlight of our response to part 2 of “Best Start in Life”, focusing on the area of #PhysicalDevelopment, with suggestions on how it may be improved, relevant #research & practical guidance for practitioners.

#Movement #Play #EYFS #EarlyChildhood #EYtalking #EYMatters

[National Early Years Active Start Partnership @NEYASP_comms]

We welcomed @Ofstednews’s “Best Start in Life 2” document: it is very encouraging to see the 3 Prime Areas of Learning given equal status across the #EarlyYears curriculum.
However, it is essential they are seen to be working together, partic. in #policy & #practice.
⬇️Below is…

[National Early Years Active Start Partnership @NEYASP_comms]

in #PhysicalActivity & #movement #play. Building a foundation for good #health, development and learning throughout childhood and children's future life should be at the heart of government #policy"
#GE2024
@UKLabour @Conservatives @LibDems @TheGreenParty @theSNP @reformparty_uk

[National Early Years Active Start Partnership @NEYASP_comms]

NEYASP Chair @HBattelley: " #EarlyChildhood is a critical stage of development for both brain & body, and one in which adults play a significant role. Emergency investment into the sector is required to ensure EVERY early years child is afforded the best opportunity to engage...