Supporting Multilingual
Learners in Early Years Settings

Supporting MLLs effectively starts with us, the educators. We need to feel confident and brave enough to try different ways of communicating. This might mean learning a few words in a child’s home language, or getting comfortable using gestures and Makaton. Remember, "one word is a great place to start!" Learning to say 'hello' or a child's name correctly, or offering a simple English word like 'help', can make a huge difference in building connection and trust.

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Written by Sian Hudson, Executive Director of St Edmund's Nursery School, Bradford.