As the leading specialist umbrella organisation in Wales, we believe that parents and professionals who nurture and care for young children should be at the centre of policy-making and supported to ensure that children in Wales have the best start in life.
We are committed to supporting our members by sharing information and providing guidance. We support our members to provide early intervention and family services programmes. We provide high-quality support for members including general and bespoke business support, an in-house quality assurance scheme, an extensive professional development and learning programmes, and representing our members' voice in policy discussions with Welsh Government.
We offer membership to a wide range of Early Years Childcare providers and individuals.
| Cost | |
| Early Years Setting or School | £80 |
| Additional Site | £45 |
| Homebased Childcare | £30 |
| Parent and Toddler Group | £30 |
| Individual or Parent | £10 |
| Student* | Free |
*academic email address required
For more information on what is included with your membership, please download our membership booklet below:
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 Early Years Wales Membership Information Pack | 6.13 MB |
2025/2026
SIGN UP today and gain access to a wide range of support, training and resources all developed exclusively for members.
Already a member? Your membership will lapse on 31st March 2025. Renew your membership by visiting our shop page > www.earlyyears.wales/en/shop
Renew or join by Friday 21st March and receive exclusive access to four podcasts from leading experts in early years, movement and play.
Each 20-minute podcast will cover a key theme from the expert that you can listen to as many times as you want and use to enhance your practice. We have:
Alice Sharp – Adventures with Alice 'inspiring a love of language and talking through play'
Greg Botrill – Can I Go Play Now 'inspiring us to value play and continue to promote the use of play in early childhood.'
Liz Pemberton – The Black Nursery Manager 'the 4 E's of antiracism and our approaches in practice'
Sally Goddard-Blythe – Sally is a recently retired leader of the INPP approach to helping children overcome developmental delays through movement and access sensory integration that allows them to learn and self-regulate more effectively. 'Inspiring us to use children's movement to promote sensory integration and well-balanced children.'
That's 80 minutes of fantastic sector-leading content from highly respected voices in the early years free, that you can access from April at a time that is convenient to you.
All memberships will expire on 31st March 2026.