Who looks after the people who look after the children?
Early years work is demanding, and January makes it harder. Practical ways to spot stress, manage workload and build a culture where staff wellbeing counts.
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Stepping up to room leader without losing your team
Moving from practitioner to room leader is a big shift. Practical tools for leading practice, running the room and managing people well.
New year, new starters, and the mentoring that makes them stay
Good mentors help apprentices and new starters learn fast, feel supported and stay. What effective mentoring looks like in an early years setting.
A quiet week to get reacquainted with the EYFS
A practical tour of the EYFS framework, from learning areas and assessment to safeguarding and parents, ideal for whole team training in the new year.
Supporting a grieving child in the week before Christmas
Gentle, practical guidance for supporting grieving children at nursery, with honest language, steady routines and care for the adults supporting them.
What good practice looks like in the baby room
Why the baby room is the most important room in the building, and how attachment, routines and treasure baskets build brains in the first two years.
Little teeth and the December sugar tide
Practical ways to protect little teeth through the sweetest month of the year, from supervised toothbrushing to drink choices and honest conversations with parents.
Inhalers, antibiotics and the winter medicines shelf
Winter fills the nursery medicines shelf fast. How consent, the six rights and careful records keep every dose safe when the coughs and inhalers arrive.
How to keep food safe when the winter menu arrives
Hot dinners, big batches and busy kitchens make winter the season when food hygiene habits really matter. What every food handler in your setting needs to know.
Feeding under-fives well when the days turn dark
How to plan warming winter menus for under fives that stay balanced, manage allergies safely and bring parents along with you.