Toddler and Early Years STEM

Sandra Beale is a BBC STEM Freelancer and Britain’s leading toddler STEM expert. Her book 50 Fantastic Ideas for STEM Activities (Bloomsbury) won the Creative Play Learning Resources Award (0–3),  her work has been featured on BBC Tiny Happy People, BBC Radio, BBC Breakfast, and national early‑years media. She was invited to the House of Lords for the Digital Creators Reception in recognition of her work in Early Years STEM
Sandra began running toddler STEM sessions 11 years ago for her then‑9‑month‑old son. Since then her sessions have grown into a nationally recognised programme, welcoming Kemi Badenoch MP to one of her sessions in 2023 and receiving personal correspondence from HRH The Princess of Wales since 2020 for her Early Years STEM work. 
She has run STEM workshops at the Cambridge Science Centre, Saffron Walden Museum, primary schools, nurseries, libraries, and community venues across the UK. Her sessions were also nominated at the Cambridge Science & Technology Awards.