At Norland, our strategic partnerships extend the reach and impact of our expertise. We work with organisations that share our commitment to excellence in childcare, education and family support, building trusted relationships grounded in shared values and high standards.

Through these partnerships, we combine knowledge, innovation and experience to develop forward-thinking solutions, enhance professional practice and respond to the evolving needs of families worldwide. Whether collaborating with educational institutions, public bodies or commercial organisations, our focus is on creating long-term value, safeguarding quality and ensuring every partnership reflects Norland’s heritage, integrity and global reputation.

Norland Consultancy works with organisations around the world to deliver bespoke early childhood consultancy and training programmes that improve outcomes for children and families.

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Our partners

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Bombardier

Bombardier design, build and maintain the world’s peak-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people, businesses and governments. That means not simply exceeding standards, but understanding customers well enough to anticipate their unspoken needs.

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Community Training and Development Center

The Community Training and Development Center, a not-for-profit organisation, has been providing training and development since 1997. Their training focus includes three critical sectors, children’s early learning, seniors’ health, and career training for youth and adults. Partnerships with specialised organisations and subject matter experts allows them to provide award winning training and resources benefiting trainees, employers, and communities.

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Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC)

Centre for Research in Early Childhood (CREC) is a nationally and internationally recognised early years research and development organisation, which specialises in qualitative and participatory methods that aim to gather multi-perspectives on early childhood policy and practice.

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Independent Higher Education

Independent Higher Education (IHE) is the UK membership organisation and national representative body for independent providers of higher education, professional training and pathways. IHE’s mission is to represent, support, advise and promote independent providers across the UK who share their values of diversity, flexibility, innovation, student focus, and collaboration.

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Poppins Corporation

Since its founding in 1987, Poppins Corporation has been dedicated to its mission of supporting working women through the highest standard of educare and elderly care services. For more than 30 years, Norland have collaborated with Poppins
to provide professional training for our employees and Poppins nannies.

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Seitoku University

Seitoku University is a private women’s university located in Matsudo, Chiba, Japan. Established in 1990 and recognised by Japan’s Ministry of Education, the university offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in childhood education, literature, psychology and welfare, nutrition, nursing, and music.

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Snapdragons

Snapdragons Nursery is a family-run group dedicated to giving children the best start in life. Since its creation in 1998, Snapdragons has been innovative and dynamic, blending modern early years education with traditional values of care and nurturing, creating inspiring environments where every child feels valued, supported, and encouraged to grow, explore, and thrive. There are 10 Snapdragons nurseries in Bath, Bristol and Wiltshire providing education for 1,600 children and employing 500 staff.

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Words Matter

Words Matter is a charity on a mission to improve children’s mental and physical health and development by ending verbal abuse by the adults around them which affects 2 in 5 (41%) children. Evidence-based and supported by a high profile global Advisory Board, its activity is focused on research; raising awareness; and collaboration with experts, decision makers, other organisations and those with lived experience, to develop and scale solutions.

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