School readiness and nursery transition
Preparing children for a positive start to school.
Read the guideEarly years wellbeing
Early years wellbeing: guidance for settings
School readiness, PSED and helping children start school ready to thrive.
The best start for every child
The early years are when children build the foundations for everything that follows. Learning to understand their feelings, manage big emotions and connect with others helps them settle, make friends and start school ready to learn. The guides on this page explain what the evidence shows and how your setting can support every child to thrive.
Why early years wellbeing matters
The national ambition is for 75% of children to achieve a Good Level of Development. Children who can name their feelings, regulate themselves and communicate with confidence have the foundations that underpin it.
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From our schools
The children are gaining so much from myHappymind: skills they will carry throughout their lives, such as social skills, emotional awareness, self-regulation tools and empathy.
Joanne Daly Deputy Manager, Lancaster University Pre-School Centre 
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From our schools
I definitely think myHappymind should be part of all schools and Early Years settings, it’s had such a positive impact on our family.
Parent, Woodhouses Voluntary Primary School 
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From our schools
Nursery children have really benefited from the Happy Breathing, which has also helped support with separation anxiety.
Teacher Gomersal St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 