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Legal Pitfalls for Nursery Owners
Recently, the childcare sector has been thrust into the spotlight, largely due to the controversial rollout and expansion of the...
What is CRM in Childcare?
Childcare customer relationship management (CRM) is the official term for managing all of your setting’s related contacts, from your early lead enquiries through to longstanding...
The 2024 changes in early years
The early years will be faced with a number of changes in 2024. It is unlikely that these changes will not impact your nursery, childcare provision or...
Slime recipe: How to make slime at home and nursery
Buying pots of slime for children to play with can be a costly expense for nursery owners. Instead, this article shares...
Hacking your monthly cycle: Expert advice for nursery practitioners
We are taught minimal information about our monthly cycle during our school days. We are told that a period happens...
How to spot and stop bullying behaviour in EYFS: Expert advice on anti-bullying
Bullying can happen at any age. Often incorrectly thought of as an issue experienced exclusively during school, bullying behaviour can...
6 strategies to market your nursery
Marketing your nursery is a must. Whether you rely on word-of-mouth or your website, you need to get your nursery...
Understand your nursery business better with Ovivio’s Business Reporting
Nurseries are businesses. It’s a drum we beat often, but it’s a fact that makes the difference between community-leading success...
The ultimate guide to EYFS activities and ideas for nurseries
EYFS activities are what make a child’s time at nursery so enjoyable. However, thinking of new and fresh ideas the...
Tricia Wellings: Demystifying Childcare Funding
In the third episode of the Early Bloom Podcast, we welcome Tricia Wellings who has over 25 years of experience...
How Ovivio’s ‘all about me’ Early Years Child Profile grows as your kids do
It can be scary for parents to choose a nursery. Understandably, they will seek reassurance that you embrace and encourage...
Early Years Practitioner: Responsibilities, Skills and Career Pathways
Working in a nursery is not for everyone. It takes a special kind of person to put others’ needs before...
Give parents peace of mind with the Ovivio Parent App
It can seem a little counterintuitive, to focus your nursery management software search on a system you won’t use, but parent...
Be Seen with Ovivio’s brand-new website builder
Ovivio is bringing a powerful new tool to UK nurseries. With the launch of Be Seen, you can now manage...
10 Common Myths About Infant Brain Development – Debunked
Days at nursery are jam-packed with exciting activities. But do your practitioners know how these activities help with baby brain development? The development that happens in early childhood is vitally important, even...
Optimise your nursery to the fullest with Ovivio’s Occupancy and Staff Planning
While it’s not a government rule that needs to be followed every minute, across your site you need to be...
15 exciting expressive arts and design EYFS activities
How do you teach creativity? Well, creativity is a personal response. When we feel, see, hear or experience, our response can determine how we...
12 EYFS Maths activities to count on
EYFS Maths plays a vital role in the seven areas of learning and development in the early years. Early mathematical...
Carole Edmond: How Your Upbringing Shapes You and Your Success
In the fifth episode of the Early Bloom Podcast, we get a window into Carole Edmond’s journey and how her...
Nursery Funding Simplified: Ovivio and MBK Group Launch Funding Gap Calculator
Let’s be honest – nursery funding is a maze. Not just for parents who might not know what they qualify for, or...
Make invoicing easy with Ovivio’s nursery invoicing software
Money makes the world go round, especially when paid on time. Nursey invoicing software can help you automate your childcare billing processes. Making your...
How to make government nursery funding work for you
Since the changes to government nursery funding in England were announced, information has slowly dripped through the local authorities to nursery managers...
Debunking 6 nursery nutrition myths
This month for the Early Bloom Podcast we were joined by Louise Mercieca, award-winning nutritional therapist and founder of The Health Kick. She’s...
Louise Mercieca: Unlocking the Power of Early Years Nutrition
In the fourth episode of the Early Bloom Podcast, we welcome award-winning nutritional therapist and founder of The Health Kick,...