Give parents peace of mind with Blossom’s Parent App

It can seem a little counterintuitive, to focus your nursery management software search on a system you won’t use, but parent...

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...

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...

EYFS Curriculum 2024: 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...

Are you ready to be a nursery manager?

Nursery management includes any position with leadership responsibilities, from nursery manager to room leader. Your career progression is likely high...

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...

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 Ofsted inspection...

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...

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 takes...

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) to give you questions...

How does Ofsted inspect safeguarding in early years?

The latest information from Ofsted has changed how safeguarding is inspected in the early years. Previously, safeguarding wasn’t a standalone...

Spending Review 2025: What it means for Early Years and Nurseries

Phase 2 of the 2025 Spending Review was released on the 11th June, 2025. This Spending Review sets out departmental budgets and prioritises...

The Latest EYFS Food Guidance for September 2025

With a lot of processes set to change in 2025-26 impacting early years, it’s vital to stay up to date...

What does good digital media use look like in EYFS?

With digital media becoming increasingly woven into the early years, understanding good tech use is more vital than ever. This blog explores...

Ofsted Early Years Inspection Toolkit 2025: A summary for nursery managers

In Summary: The Ofsted Early Years Inspection Toolkit 2025 is a new guide for inspectors, replacing the current Early Years Handbook in...

The New EYFS Framework 2025: A summary of changes

On the 14th of July, 2025, the government released the latest version of the EYFS Statutory Framework. The new EYFS framework...