Supporting early years mental health in nursery & pre-schools
Thrive works with early years settings, such as nurseries and pre-schools, to support the mental health and emotional development of babies, toddlers and young children, building strong foundations for life and learning.
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How Does the Thrive Approach support mental health in early years?
Our Approach supports mental health in early years by creating emotionally safe, nurturing environments where young children can feel secure and supported.
We help early years practitioners to understand and respond to each child's social and emotional needs through trauma-informed training and our online tool, Thrive-Online. This support enables children to build positive relationships, develop resilience, and learn essential stress management skills, laying the foundation for their lifelong wellbeing.
Wellbeing training for early years practitioners
Discover our science-backed training designed to nurture social and emotional development in early years.
Early Years Thrive Licensed Practitioner
Learn to support babies and young children to develop healthy, secure attachments while laying the groundwork for emotional resilience, effective stress regulation, and lifelong learning.
Pupil Wellbeing in Early Years
This foundational course focuses on supporting the social and emotional development of babies, toddlers, and young children, ensuring they feel safe, supported, and ready to thrive.
Leading Emotionally Healthy Early Years Settings
Designed for nursery and pre-school managers, this course equips you to implement a whole-setting approach to wellbeing, ensuring every child gets the support they need.
Thrive is a consistent approach that we have applied across absolutely everything we do... We describe Thrive as a toolkit that allows us to support our children effectively."
Elizabeth Leer. Deputy Headteacher and SENCO, Rothesay Nursery School
5 simple steps to a whole setting approach in early years settings
A whole setting approach to mental health and wellbeing is key to creating positive outcomes for young children, laying the foundation for lifelong emotional resilience and success.
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Inside, you'll discover:
- How Thrive's proactive approach helps prevent mental health problems.
- The cost-saving benefits of lower rates of referrals to external agencies.
- The wide-ranging impact of Thrive on children and staff wellbeing.
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Real stories: How Thrive transforms early years settings
After initially being sceptical, the team at Rothesay Nursery School quickly saw how Thrive's neuroscience-based approach provided the tools to support children's emotional development, creating a calm environment and helping every child thrive. At Ofsted Outstanding Cullompton Pre-School, the Thrive Approach is key to supporting children emotionally, helping them settle, manage transitions, and build trust, with benefits seen across the whole setting. Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School used the Thrive Approach to support children’s emotional wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic, building stronger staff-pupil relationships and ensuring a smooth transition back to school life. .jpg)
what our customers say...
Rothesay Nursery School: How neuroscience and Thrive transformed our approach
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what our customers say...
Cullompton Pre-School: Building special relationships through Thrive
what our customers say...
Perry Wood Primary and Nursery: Strengthening relationships during the pandemic with Thrive
Frequently asked questions
The Thrive Approach is a research-based method that supports the emotional and social development of children and young people by helping adults understand and respond to their individual needs.
In early years settings, Thrive focuses on creating a nurturing environment where young children feel safe and secure, allowing them to explore the world with confidence. Through play, connection, and tailored activities, Thrive helps children build the foundations for emotional resilience, positive relationships, and healthy development.
Thrive-Online is a unique tool that helps early years practitioners assess the social and emotional development of children.
By tracking progress and generating personalised action plans, staff can ensure each child receives the specific emotional support they need, whether in one-to-one sessions or group activities.
Becoming a Thrive Licensed Practitioner equips you with the skills and knowledge to support the social and emotional development of young children.
You’ll be able to assess children’s needs using Thrive-Online, create tailored interventions, and embed wellbeing strategies that help children form healthy attachments and emotional resilience.
Thrive plays a crucial role in supporting mental health in early years settings by equipping practitioners with the skills and knowledge they need to create safe, nurturing environments.
This trauma-informed approach ensures that practitioners can effectively support children's social, emotional and mental health difficulties in early years, helping them to feel secure and build strong, positive attachments. By fostering these foundational relationships, Thrive enables children to develop resilience and emotional regulation from an early age, ultimately contributing to their overall mental health.
Through our science-backed training, Thrive empowers practitioners to recognise and respond to the emotional needs of young children, creating an environment where they can explore their feelings and experiences without fear. This proactive support is essential for laying the groundwork for positive mental health in early years, promoting healthy development, and preventing emotional difficulties later in life.