The best outcomes for young children in Armed Forces families start with informed, confident practitioners.
This resource hub brings together a range of professional learning materials, from the project and beyond. It’s a supportive, collaborative space designed to deepen your understanding and enrich your work with children aged newborn to five for Armed Forces families.
Here, you’ll find information rooted in professional expertise and lived experience, including:
We recognise and value the work of other organisations in this field, so you’ll also find a selection of trusted organisations and resources to help you support children and families effectively.
This online resource offers free, evidence-informed tools and personalised programs for children and families connected to military, veteran, and other service backgrounds.
It includes award-winning storybooks, interactive resources, and practical support to help children navigate change, separation, and family life experiences.
This newly published research report explores how early years practice, policy and provision can better support young children from Armed Forces families.
Drawing on evidence and sector insight, it highlights key themes and practical recommendations to strengthen outcomes for service children and families.
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This resource explores how creativity and movement can help young children understand and express their feelings.
Developed by Starcatchers, it includes work with early years settings supporting children from Armed Forces families, particularly around the emotional impact of deployment.
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Reading Force supports early literacy and family connection through shared reading, particularly for Armed Forces families.
It offers free books, scrapbooks, and activity resources for young children, helping build communication, wellbeing, and a love of reading.
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Max’s Big Move follows a young boy as his family leaves the Armed Forces and begins a new chapter in civilian life.
Co-written with children and young people involved with The Ruby Boots Project, the book is accompanied an animated read-aloud and other fun activities designed to explore feelings of change and belonging.
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Co-produced and narrated by children from Drakies Primary School, this storybook is designed to support young children from Armed Forces families who are moving to the Highlands.
It offers a child-friendly way to explore feelings about moving, helping children feel reassured, less anxious, and more confident about their new adventure.
Read and listen to the story
This eBook supports managers, educators, and practitioners to better understand and support young children from Armed Forces families.
Developed by the Highland Council Military Liaison Group (Education) it offers practical insight into the experiences of forces-connected children in the early years.
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