Safeguarding training now comes with a use-by date
The EYFS expects safeguarding training refreshed at least every two years. Why the clock matters and what a good refresher gives experienced practitioners.
Author: nursery.training
Making your device policy stick on a busy Tuesday
Phones, smart watches and cameras are among the most inspected safeguarding risks in early years. How to turn a written device policy into daily habit.
Online safety for children who can’t read yet
Under fives meet the internet years before they can manage its risks. The four Cs framework helps practitioners and parents keep the youngest children safe.
The person who notices first is usually in the room every day
Practical Level 2 safeguarding training for nursery practitioners, covering signs of abuse and neglect, handling disclosures, recording concerns and the strengthened 2025 EYFS expectations.
Safer eating is now written into the EYFS, and lunchtime has changed
What the EYFS safer eating duty means in practice, from cutting food safely and supervising mealtimes to weaning and responding to a choking incident.
Knowing a child’s normal is a safety skill
How practitioners can spot the red flags of sepsis, meningitis, breathing difficulty and dehydration in young children, and when to call 999, 111 or parents.
A framework of your own: what the childminder EYFS actually asks of you
A clear guide to the childminder specific EYFS, covering safeguarding when working alone, ratios and flexibilities, the progress check at two and staying inspection ready at home.
Is your holiday club team ready for the Easter rush?
What wraparound and holiday club staff need to know before the holidays begin, from ratios and safeguarding school age children to a play first approach.
So you’ve been asked to be the SENDCO
What the early years SENDCO role really involves, and how Level 4 training builds the knowledge, leadership and record keeping the job demands.
When ‘keeping an eye on it’ stops being enough
A practical walk through the graduated approach, from first observation and support plans that change practice to gathering evidence for an EHC needs assessment request.