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Parenting doesn't come with a handbook — until now.
Expert-led courses, practical resources and a warm community — all in one place.Stages 4 Ages brings together expert-led parenting courses, practical resources, articles, podcasts and a warm community — support for every stage of the early years, all in one place.
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Meet Stages 4 Ages
See how practical courses, honest guidance and a kind community come together to support every stage of family life.
Discover Stages 4 Ages
Support for every stage, in every format
Scroll through the five ways to explore — there's no wrong place to start.
Learn
Parenting courses
Expert-led online courses for pregnancy, babies and toddlers — many with free previews, and all available to buy individually.
Explore courses
Read
Articles & blogs
Honest, practical reading on child development, behaviour and everyday family life.
Start reading
Make & Try
Recipes & activities
Family-friendly recipes and a fresh activity idea every week — simple things to do together.
Get cooking
Connect
Community
A kind, judgement-free members' community — with verified early years professionals taking part.
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Membership
One account, two ways to belong
Start free and stay free for as long as you like. Upgrade whenever you're ready — or enjoy Full Membership included through your child's nursery.
Free
£0forever
Start free — and stay free for as long as you like.
- Our monthly parenting newsletter
- Selected free mini courses
- A new activity idea every week
- A taster of the recipe library
- All blogs and podcasts
Full
£7.99per month
Everything, whenever you need it.
- Every course, included
- The full recipe & activity library
- Ask-the-professionals Q&A
- Live Q&A sessions with early years professionals
- Our members-only community
- Early access to new content
Prefer to buy just one course? You can — anything you buy stays yours forever, no membership needed. And Full Membership is included for families whose nursery uses an eligible Stepping Stones Training plan.
At a partner nursery? Membership may already be included
For nurseries & early years settings
Stepping Stones Training
Settings on eligible Stepping Stones Training plans can include Stages 4 Ages Full Membership for their whole parent community as part of their plan — with no parent seat limits.
Stepping Stones Training
Flexible, practical early years training — an NCFE-approved provider.
Your child's nursery
on an eligible Stepping Stones Training plan.
Your family
invited by the setting, with your own private account.
Full Membership
included as part of the plan — with no parent seat limits.
Parents keep their own private account. Settings get a simple dashboard to invite families and see membership status only — never course activity, purchases or personal details.
Community
A kind space for the hard days
The Lounge is where Free and Full Members, nurseries, childminders and verified early years professionals come together — judgement-free. Specialist spaces can have their own access rules.
"Really good information to help deal with toddler emotions and how to manage my emotions too."
"Good information in an easy to understand format that wasn't overwhelming."
Stages 4 Ages Community
Free and Full MembersParent discussions
Talk it through with people who get it
Nursery & childminder updates
Stay close to your child's setting
Polls & events
Have your say, and join in
Verified early years professionals
Recognisable by their badges
The Stages 4 Ages team
We're in there with you
The Lounge is open to Free Members; specialist spaces follow their configured audience rules.
From the library
More to explore
There's always more to discover.
Create your free account and explore at your own pace — upgrade, buy a course, or join through your nursery whenever you're ready.