Teach Early Years Awards 2021 winners announced

The Teach Early Years Awards is a celebration of our sector’s educational and professional development resources, helping early years providers to find high-quality products.

Each year, we put the call out for the best early years resources across the key categories of communication, language & literacy; CPD; creative play; early exploration; happy & healthy; and picture books.

The 2021 shortlist featured a wide range of innovative resources and our expert panel of judges put these finalists to the test to select the winners for each category, taking into account effectiveness, value for money, originality and accessibility.

With five-, four- and three-star winners in each category, there’s plenty of inspiration for early years settings! You can find the full list of Teach Early Years winners below.

Teach Early Years 2021 Winners & Finalists

Communication, Language & Literacy

5 Stars: Jolly Learning – Bumper Book of Phonics Fun

4 Stars: Mighty Writer – Mighty Writer

3 Stars: Time for Phonics – Interactive Phonics Games

Finalists:

• Educational Advantage – Feelings and Emotions Sorting Bags
• Jolly Learning – Jolly Phonics Little Word Books
• Commotion – TickiT Rainbow Gel Alpha Boats
• Bloomsbury Publishing – Looking for Learning: Mark Making
• Collins – Collins Easy Learning Preschool

CPD

5 Stars: Pyjama Drama – An Introduction to Early Years Imaginative Play

4 Stars: Tigerlily Training – Full Paediatric First Aid – Blended

3 Stars: B Inspired – Learning Through Movement and Active Play in the Early Years

Finalists:

• Mine Conkbayir Consultancy – Self-Reg: Get Set GO!
• Pyjama Drama – How to become an expert in Early Years Imaginative Play
• Kinderly – Kinderly Learn
• Routledge – How to Recognise and Support Mathematical Mastery in Young Children’s Play

Creative Play

5 Stars: Educational Advantage – Constructa Rocket

4 Stars: Polydron – HashMag Polydron Class Set

3 Stars: Commotion – TickiT Wooden Animal Friends

Finalists:

• Pretend to Bee – Light Up Cape and Wand Set
• Jolly Learning – Bumper Book of Phonics Fun
• Early Years Resources – Tuff Tray Paper Pad
• Bloomsbury Publishing – 50 Fantastic Ideas for Tuff Tray Mathematics

Early Exploration

5 Stars: Commotion – TickiT Sensory Mood Discovery Table and Wooden Discovery Dividers

4 Stars: Early Years Resources – EYR Spider House

3 Stars: Commotion – TickiT Wooden Exploratory Mirror

Finalists:

• Scallywag Press – Ten Little Dogs
• Oxford University Press – Numicon Firm Foundations Revised Edition
• Commotion – TickiT Rainbow Glitter Shapes
• Elementary Technology – FunTable Interactive Table

Happy & Healthy

5 Stars: Educational Advantage – Constructa Rocket

4 Stars: B Inspired – Mini Movers

3 Stars: Scallywag Press – Say Goodbye… Say Hello by Cori Doerrfeld

Finalists:

• Commotion – TickiT Rainbow Wooden Shape Twister
• Early Years Resources – EYR Build and Balance Kit
• Bloomsbury Publishing – 50 Fantastic Ideas for Getting Children Active
• Eco Camping and Leisure – Ladybird and Bee Space Hoppers

Picture Books

5 Stars: Two Hoots – One Fox by Kate Read

4 Stars: Gecko Press – Where Is the Dragon? by Leo Timmers

3 Stars: Child’s Play International – The Roller Coaster Ride by David Broadbent

Finalists:

• Scallywag Press – Ten Little Dogs
• Bloomsbury Publishing – Which Food Will You Choose?
• Scallywag Press – We Planted a Pumpkin
• Nosy Crow – When a Dragon Meets a Baby
• Nosy Crow – Somewhere

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If you have any queries about this year’s Teach Early Years Awards, don’t hesitate to get in touch with the team – email Teach Early Years editor Michelle Tempest (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)) or Teach Early Years advertising manager Karen Elrick (.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)).