HEYL complements and enhances the statutory Early Years Foundation Stage framework, adding to the focus on children, families and staff health and wellbeing.

The 4 levels of Awards - HEYL First Steps, Bronze, Silver and Gold - can be used to improve and support practice in all Early Years settings:

• private, voluntary and independent nurseries
• children’s centres
• childminders
• Early Years in schools including schools with two-year old provision nursery schools
• crèches and playgroup

Achieving an Award can help you:

• identify your own best practice
• focus on areas to develop in health, wellbeing and education
• work with parents/carers and health and other services to support families
• generate evidence for Ofsted inspections