Credits and Terms
Credits
Earlyarts is sponsored and run by creative learning consultancy, Isaacs UK. The original web site design and development was provided by Pete Murray and Richard Harvey, both formerly of EQ. The Artists' Database section of the web site was originally provided by Axis Web Developments. Current site development, marketing and communications is carried out by the Earlyarts Team.
The earlyarts logo was designed by Olivia, aged 4, from a Children's Centre in Lancashire.
We are proud to champion the following organisations who have invested their generous time, partnership support and funding into Earlyarts:
Plus our wonderful Pathfinder Partners who invest their time to broker relationships with our members and run the Professional Development Days each year:
South West - 2 hubs
North: 5x5x5=creativity, enquiry and research based creative approaches, largely influenced by Reggio Emilia approaches, in Bath, Bristol and north east Somerset.Take Art, developing arts learning programmes in Somerset, particularly focussing on early years through their Take Art: Start Training Programme and their forthcoming Thrive programme.DepARTure, committed to early years arts practice and leading training programmes for early years practitioners and artists. Folk South West, a regional folk development agency for Somerset, Dorset and East Devon, working to stimulate enjoyment, participation and creativity in the South West.
South: Music and Dance Education (MADE), operating an information sharing network plus annual conference for early years arts providers across the South West, as well as leading on the ArtStart strategy, bringing together regional arts and early years providers towards more holistic delivery. DAISI, runs an Art to Start project in early years settings and early years training for the sector.
South East - 1 hub
West Sussex County Council Arts Development network, a growing network of early years settings engaging in creative practices and partnerships, strong track record in CPD events.
London - 1 hub
Half Moon Theatre, produces and presents early years theatre, and runs an extensive participatory programme to complement and enrich family learning in the broadest sense.
East - 1 hub
Creative Arts East, running rural touring network through communities across the UK, involving many early years and family audiences and managing CPD training for theatre touring providers.
East Midlands - 1 hub
soundLINCS, Lincolnshire's Music Development Agency dedicated to music for babies, children and families, fulfilling the Early Years Foundation Stage and Every Child Matters strategy, plus runs high quality training professional development for music providers
West Midlands - 1 hub
Birmingham Repertory Theatre,Early Years has become a key part of their learning and participation activity and produced some of their most exciting and original work. The partnership with Birmingham's Family Learning Service has created opportunities to develop new relationships with settings across the city, which they now want to consolidate in a network.
North East - 1 hub
BareToed Dance, specialising in movement play and dance with early years children and families through training, regular classes, workshops and performances. Jack Drum Arts, one of County Durham's most successful social enterprises. Jack Drum delivers a wide range of high quality creative arts programmes across the region, frequently winning awards for its innovative work, with a focus on arts and early years.
North West - 4 hubs
Cumbria and Lancashire: Creative Futures Cumbria, works with creative professionals, including artists, scientists, architects, chefs and web designers, promoting the capacity of the creative and cultural sectors to work within education and across the community to put creativity at the heart of learning. Appletree Children's Centre, new centre with creative practice and professional development at its heart and already engaged in many family oriented arts initiatives across the region.
Manchester, Salford, Trafford: Manchester Childrens Services and MUSE - Manchester's Network for Creative Learning in the Early Years, including thirty settings who are Earlyarts members providing services in Manchester for children, young people, families and the practitioners supporting them. This hub will run in partnership with the Royal Exchange Theatre - Exchange Education, PLACES, and the North West Museums Hub, leading the creation of outstanding, innovative and inclusive family learning programmes in partnership with creative practitioners in the northwest.
Cheshire and surrounding areas: Cheshire West and Cheshire Council, passionate advocates for the arts and for working creatively across the whole curriculum, bringing together many key initiatives such as Sing Up, Rural Touring Forum, Arts Learning Consortium. Runs creative CPD for early years practitioners across county and beyond.
Greater Manchester including Tameside, Oldham, Bolton, Bury, Rochdale: Arts Learning Consortium / CAPE UK, a creative learning agency running the ALC as its flagship network for local authorities and higher education professionals engaged in arts education.
Yorkshire - 1 hub
Leeds Find Your Talent Early Years Hub, bringing together a cluster of primary schools and early years settings with FYT artists and arts organisations for tailored professional development
5x5x5=creativity
Take Art
DepARTure
Folk South West
Music and Dance Education (MADE)
DAISI
West Sussex County Council Arts Development network, co-ordinated by West Sussex Arts Development Unit
Half Moon Theatre
Creative Arts East
soundLINCS
Birmingham Repertory Theatre
BareToed Dance
Jack Drum Arts
Creative Futures Cumbria
Appletree Children's Centre
Manchester Childrens Services
MUSE - Manchester's Network for Creative Learning in the Early Years
Royal Exchange Theatre
PLACES
North West Museums Hub
Cheshire West and Cheshire Council
Arts Learning Consortium / CAPE UK
Leeds Find Your Talent