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We are delighted to be working with the LEGO Group and in association with the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood to deliver LEGO® Education sets to early years providers across the whole of the country.

As part of their participation in the Royal Foundation Business Taskforce for Early Childhood, the LEGO Group are donating 3,000 sets of Build Me Emotions DUPLO sets, designed to help children to explore their emotions in a playful way. The Build Me Emotions sets will be accompanied by virtual training tools that are being developed to support best practice across early years providers.

The Royal Foundation Business Taskforce published a report this Summer which identified five opportunities where businesses can have real impact. Strengthening social and emotional development was one of these areas. More information about the Taskforce’s work and the donation is available  and .

This initiative is also being supported by our sister organisations Early Years Scotland, Early Years Wales and Early Years in Northern Ireland, who will work in partnership with the LEGO Group and the Royal Foundation in their respective nations.

The organisations involved are particularly keen to deliver as many sets as possible to children from more disadvantaged areas and communities. If you feel this would apply to the families attending your early years provision, we would strongly encourage you to take up this offer.

How can you claim your LEGO set?

There are a fixed number of Build Me Emotions sets available for early years providers, on a first-come, first-served basis. Due to the limited number of sets, please note that there is only one set per provider setting available.

The first available opportunity to collect a set will be at , taking place at the Coventry Building Society Arena on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 September 2024. You will need to register for a free ticket to attend, which you can do .

If you are planning to attend this conference, you can register your interest in reserving a set by filling out this form and completing the requested information. Please be aware that completing the form does not guarantee that your setting will be allocated a set. Sets will be allocated on a first-come first served basis.

Once you have submitted your form, you will receive an email confirming whether or not a set had been reserved for you and, if so, how and when to collect it from the Early Year ÍõÖÐÍõ¿ª½±½á¹û stand at the EXPO.

If you would like to register your interest in receiving a set but will not be attending the EXPO, please contact  quoting your OFSTED Unique Reference Number/ Care Inspectorate Wales Registration number/Service Provider Number in Scotland/HSCT Childcare Provider Number (as applicable) in your email.

Those providers who do receive a set will receive further details via email of the accompanying online training tools.

We are delighted to be able to work with the LEGO Group and the Royal Foundation Centre for Early Childhood on this fantastic initiative, which we believe will act as a crucial intervention to support the improvement of social and emotional development skills across the country.