EYFS Ofsted evaluation area curriculum and teaching explained
Your EYFS curriculum covers everything the children learn and experience while they’re with you. The new Ofsted evaluation area of...
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8 Ofsted activities to expect during your early years inspection in 2026
The November 2025 update to the Ofsted inspection framework makes it clear that inspectors want to see how nursery leaders’...
Preparing for the Ofsted call: A guide and checklist for the early years planning call
No matter how well you know your nursery setting, when you get the Ofsted call, it’s likely you might shrink...
Ofsted early years inspection documents checklist for nurseries (2026)
If you’re a nursery manager in England with an Ofsted inspection on the horizon, this checklist is for you. This...
Cheryl Warren: Neurodiversity Affirming Practice, Inclusive Environments and Ofsted
In the third episode of Season 2 of the Early Bloom Podcast, we welcomed Cheryl Warren. An award-winning early years...
Preparing for Your Practitioners for Ofsted Inspection
There's a shift in the rhythm and routines of EYFS Ofsted inspections in 2026 and beyond. The principles, however, remain...
What to expect before and during your nursery Ofsted inspection
It’s no surprise that the new Ofsted inspection framework has left many early years leaders unsure about what to expect....
Ofsted – A new approach to inspections
The results are in - hear from Wendy Ratcliff and Sam Sleeman-Boss about how Ofsted inspections are going to change.You...
The day of an EYFS Ofsted inspection
Nursery Ofsted inspections can understandably make you and your team anxious. They aren’t designed to trip you up, your Ofsted...
How to prepare staff, parents and children for an Ofsted inspection
Ofsted inspections aren’t exactly a walk in the park - and for good reason! One thing you can do to...
Ofsted 3 I’s in early years for 2026 inspections
A lot has changed with Ofsted in 2025. There’s a renewed framework and a whole suite of supporting documents to...
Plug safety at your nursery setting: ‘Free of charge’ EYFS safeguarding advice
Are you certain that your children are in a plug protected environment whilst at your setting? Not only plugs, but...
EYFS statutory policies and procedures for nurseries: 5 top tips
Setting up a nursery is a challenge, from staffing to room preparations. One thing you can tick off is being...
Health and safety in early years: is your nursery compliant?
Health and safety in early years is a priority. You can immediately be drawn to thinking EYFS health and safety...
Paediatric First Aid in EYFS: How to become (and stay) qualified
Paediatric First Aid training is mandatory for your nursery staff, meeting statutory requirements for your Level 2 and Level 3...
EYFS Statutory Framework: a practitioner’s guide
The EYFS statutory framework has been updated. From September 2023, nursery practitioners will experience changes in ratio numbers, safer eating...
EYFS Curriculum 2026: From policy to outstanding practice
If the Early Years are where the magic happens, your EYFS curriculum is the magic preparation. Having an EYFS curriculum...
Is your EYFS tracking ready for an Ofsted inspection?
Tracking EYFS progress is part and parcel of being a nursery practitioner. You are hard-wired to spot and celebrate the tiny wins that...
The nursery manager’s guide to EYFS transitions
When your biggest little ones go off to reception, it’s an emotional time for everyone. Every child who attends your...
Ofsted inspections in the early years: 23 key questions you may be asked
Ofsted inspections are understandably a source of stress and worry for you and your early years practitioners. Your EYFS provision...
Labour government’s policies for the early years sector 2024
With Labour winning the 2024 general election by a ‘landslide’ victory, you’ll be thinking ahead to see what the next four years...
What are the EYFS Seven Areas of Learning and Development?
The EYFS seven areas of learning and development are defined by the English government as: Three prime areas: Communication and Language Personal,...
New Ofsted Inspection Handbook 2024: The summary for schools and nurseries
Ofsted is changing the way it reports on schools and maintained EYFS settings. On the 4th of September 2024, Ofsted announced the removal of single-word judgements for school inspections. The recent Ofsted changes impact those...
Nursery budget tips for 2025
It’s the beginning of a new year, and now’s the time to organise your nursery budget. If you prefer tuff...