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Early years insights, activities, summaries and more,
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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 LanguagePersonal, Social...
A social media audit for your nursery: Are you doing it right?
Around 54% of people research products via social media platforms before visiting a company’s website. Social media is no longer an add-on...
Predictive analytics in early years: Making data-driven choices to maximise your return
Increasing your nursery’s profitability doesn’t mean hiking your prices up. It’s about being business-minded. Making a profit as a childcare...
Hand, foot and mouth nursery guidance
When new children start nursery, their immune systems can get a shock. It is unsurprising when their main way to...
The Ultimate Checklist for the First Day at Nursery
Even though nursery practitioners have started countless children on their nursery journey, trusting unfamiliar people with your child is daunting....
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...
The Latest FSA guidance on flour heat treatment in the early years
In August 2024, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) released new guidance on using raw flour in the early years. For...
September 2024 Ofsted changes: How will early years be affected?
On 2nd September 2024, Ofsted removed single-word judgements for schools and maintained early years settings, effective immediately. This change in...
Remembrance Day Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
Remembrance Day is marked on the 11th of November every year in the UK and other countries, a day to...
Chinese New Year Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
Chinese New Year is a colourful and culturally rich festival that provides an excellent opportunity for EYFS practitioners to introduce...
Dinosaur Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
Dinosaurs are awesome – though that’s mainly because they’re not around anymore. They’re also a fascinating theme for young children,...
Meet the speaker: Lucy Lewin
Presenter of our webinar Supercharge your Nursery Finances on Monday 2nd December, Lucy Lewin has long been a friend of...
Diwali Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is a vibrant and meaningful celebration that can be incorporated into Early Years Foundation Stage...
Minibeast Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
Minibeast activities are an exciting and educational way to introduce children in EYFS to the world of insects and other...
Autumn Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
Autumn provides an ideal opportunity for Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) practitioners to engage children in sensory-rich and educational experiences...
Bonfire Night Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
Bonfire Night, or Guy Fawkes Night, provides an exciting opportunity for EYFS practitioners to engage children with fun, educational, and...
Halloween Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
Halloween is a perfect opportunity to engage children in fun, spooky, and educational autumnal activities that align with the EYFS...
What is EYFS Physical Development?
As nursery managers and owners, you see it daily: little feet running, tiny hands grasping, and endless energy bounding around...
Pirate Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
‘Pirates’ is a fun and imaginative topic in the early years, making it perfect for EYFS activities encouraging creativity, language...
Top 9 biggest myths about nursery software de-bunked
Nursery software is one of the most effective methods to increase parental engagement, reduce administrative strain and maximise the profitability...
What is ‘Communication and Language’ in EYFS?
Did you know that as many as 1 in 5 children in the UK are starting reception with delayed speech...
5 ways to support nursery staff mental health at childcare settings
Time and time again, it has been proven that when staff are overloaded with work it can cause stress, which...
32 Ofsted safeguarding questions and answers for early years
We’ve combined our expert EYFS knowledge, recent Ofsted inspection experience and information from the latest Ofsted inspection information (February 2025)...