Membership
The Early Years Alliance is dedicated to giving every child, parent and educator the best experience in the early years.
Our memberships combine the best advice, resources and support so you can put the most important things – children and families — at the heart of what you do.
Explore our packages of support below to see which one is right for you.
Full day care membership
For pre-schools, nurseries and other аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½±-registered settings offering full day care.
Membership costs just £130 a year - just 36p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.
Benefits include:
- 'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes
- More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
- Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
- Free policies and procedures
- Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
- 10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
- Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance
- Discounted rates on our payslip services
- On-call support from our expert advisers
- Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
- Free mini-guides on various aspects of running an early years setting
Term-time only membership
For pre-schools, nurseries and other аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½±-registered settings open during term time only.
Membership costs just £130 a year - just 36p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.
Benefits include:
- 'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes
- More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
- Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
- Free policies and procedures
- Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
- 10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
- Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance
- Discounted rates on our payslip services
- On-call support from our expert advisers
- Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
- Free mini-guides on various aspects of running an early years setting
Baby and toddler classes at multiple locations
For unregistered groups at multiple sites that parents attend with their children.
Membership costs just £50 for multiple sites - just 14p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.
Benefits include:
- 'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes
- More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
- Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
- Free policies and procedures
- Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
- 10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
- Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance
- On-call support from our expert advisers
- Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
Single site baby and toddler group
For unregistered groups held at one site, that parents attend with their children.
Membership costs just £39 a year for a single-site group - just 11p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.
Benefits include:
- More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
- Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
- Free Policies and Procedures
- Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
- 10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
- Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance
- On-call support from our expert advisers
- Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
- 'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes
Childminding professional
For those on the аÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¹ÙÍø¿ª½± early years register (both childminders with domestic premises and childminders without domestic premises).
Membership costs just £58 a year - just 16p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.
Benefits include:
- More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
- Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
- Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
- 10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
- Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance packages
- Discounted rates on our payslip services
- 'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes as they happen
- On-call support from our friendly, expert advisers
- Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
- Free mini guides on various aspects of running an early years business
Wraparound provision
(before-school and after-school)
Membership costs just £50 a year - just 14p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.
Benefits include:
- More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
- Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
- Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
- 10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
- Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance packages
- Discounted rates on our payslip services
- 'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes as they happen
- On-call support from our friendly, expert advisers
- Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
- Free mini guides on various aspects of running an early years business
Creche
Membership costs just £130 a year - just 36p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.
Benefits include:
- More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
- Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
- Access to 24-hour legal helpline Law-Call
- 10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
- Access to our specialist and competitively-priced insurance packages
- Discounted rates on our payslip services
- 'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes as they happen
- On-call support from our friendly, expert advisers
- Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
- Free mini guides on various aspects of running an early years business
Student
We offer free membership to all students currently in completing an early years qualification. You’ll need to provide your course details, and use a student email, to register.
As a student member of the Alliance, you’ll benefit from:
- access to our membership magazine, Under 5, with issues out 10 times a year
- discounts on our range of early years publications,
- discounts on our Virtual Classrooms and other online courses
- access to our member-only Connect Sessions, keeping you up-to-date on a range of early years policy updates such as EYFS updates and regulatory changes
- free access to the Alliance annual Conference, where our CEO Neil Leitch, along with others, discuss and dissect the important issues facing the sector
We have further membership packages available - click the titles below for more details.
- Individual
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For those interested in the early years such as students or parents
Membership costs just £40 a year - just 11p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.
Benefits include:
- More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
- Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
- 10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
- On-call support from our expert advisers
- Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
- Free mini-guides on various aspects of running an early years business
- 'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes
- School
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Schools offering early years provision that don't require insurance.
Membership costs just £100 a year - just 27p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.
Benefits include:
- More than 30 free online training module for your team via EYA Learn, the Alliance’s new suite of online training courses
- Exclusive access to the 'account administration' mode on , our one-stop-shop for all Alliance training, publications and resources. This allows managers and other organisation leaders to support and manage their staff's learning on the platform
- 10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
- On-call support from our expert advisers
- Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
- Free mini guides on various aspects of running an early years business
- 'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes
- Affiliate
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For organisations in early years e.g. colleges or local authorities.
Contact our team for your bespoke pricing
Benefits include:
- 10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
- On-call support from our expert advisers
- Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
- 'EY Instant Update' emails to alert you of any policy, legislation or funding changes
- Holiday club
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For holiday clubs.
Membership costs just £39 per year - just 11p a day! - with a discount available for annual direct debit payments. Monthly direct debits options are also available to insurance customers.
Benefits include:
- More than 20 free online training courses for you and your team
- 10 issues of Under 5 magazine a year — each issue is packed with sector news, policy updates and activity ideas
- On-call support from our expert advisers
- Up to 30% off our extensive range of publications and resources
- Additional sites
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Membership for additional sites (term-time only or full day care early years setting) can be purchased for £45.
All our membership offers