Learn new skills, have fun, and make a real difference in your practice Early Years Early Years Dance Training in Greater Manchester Delivered in partnership with NHS Greater Manchester and the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Early Moves supports early years practitioners to build confidence and skills in leading creative dance sessions. The programme helps young children develop physically, socially and emotionally through movement and play. Right now, 17 nurseries across Greater Manchester are running weekly dance sessions—reaching over 250 children. We’ve started in Greater Manchester and are now exploring opportunities to partner with more local authorities across the UK. Whether you’re an early years practitioner, nursery manager or local authority Early Education lead, we’d love to hear from you. The programme is generously supported by the Granada Foundation. What’s involved? Over 12 months, participating practitioners receive: Two half-day training sessions led by Rambert specialists A free trip to see Rambert perform live A movement workshop in your setting with a Rambert dancer Monthly support and reflection sessions with a Rambert team member A joyful end-of-programme celebration Who is it for? We’re inviting expressions of interest from early years practitioners and nursery settings in Greater Manchester—and from other local authorities interested in bringing Early Moves to their area. If you’re passionate about using movement to support children’s learning and development—and want to bring more creativity into your setting—we’d love to hear from you. Interested in taking part or what to find out more? Registrations of interest are now open. Click here to apply or email us at [email protected] or click here to find out more. Hear our practitioners from this year’s cohort talk about their experiences so far below. The children are really engaging with it .. the ones you don’t expect to have really engaged. We’ve got one child with English as an additional language who is not as verbal as some of the other children, but she’s starting to say words during the sessions. She’ll say ‘stop’ and go’ during the warmup, which is real progress for her. There’s another child who doesn’t engage as well in a lot of activities, but he is really engaging in everything and taking everything in. Tori, Happy Kids Altrincham