One membership, five services
Everything a UK nursery manager needs to run a calmer, Ofsted-ready setting — coaching, compliance, CPD, business tools and wellbeing. Preview a sample of each below.
A coach for every hard conversation
A private AI coach trained on UK EYFS, Ofsted EIF and KCSIE. Ask about safeguarding, complaints, ratios, planning or leadership — get a considered, cited answer in seconds.
- Threaded conversations you can return to later
- UK-specific — EYFS 2024, Ofsted EIF, KCSIE
- Drafts parent letters, policies and staff comms
- Runs on your phone between rooms
Inspection-ready, without the panic
Live checklists, self-evaluation prompts and editable policy templates aligned to EYFS 2024 and the Early Years Inspection Handbook. Tick through in the browser or download as PDF packs.
- SEF template mapped to the four judgement areas
- Safeguarding & welfare compliance checklist
- Two-year progress check template
- Downloadable, brandable PDF packs
- Safeguarding poster with current DSL photo and name
- Ofsted certificate visible and in date
- Ratios met and deployment purposeful
- Displays show progress, not just decoration
- Risk-benefit assessment visible / accessible outdoors
- Full pack: 6 checklists + editable SEF and policy templates — PDF download.
Grow the team, keep the records
Supervision, appraisal and CPD templates that go beyond 'is everything okay?' — with structured induction plans, probation packs and safeguarding refreshers.
- 1:1 supervision and annual appraisal templates
- Team CPD tracker with statutory training
- 4-week induction plan for new starters
- Short safeguarding refreshers for staff meetings
- What went well with your key children since we last met?
- What has been hardest — and what would have helped?
- Any safeguarding concerns, low-level or otherwise?
- One thing you'd like to get better at this quarter?
- Workload — is it sustainable? What would you drop?
- Full pack: supervision, appraisal, probation, induction and CPD tracker templates.
Run the numbers, not just the rooms
Fast tools for the questions that keep owners up at night — funding gap, ratios, occupancy and fee-setting. No spreadsheet gymnastics.
- Funding gap calculator (30 hours, EYPP, DAF)
- EYFS ratio checker across age bands
- Occupancy playbook and fee-setting guidance
- Plain-English explainers for parents
Confident SEND practice, without the paperwork spiral
A dedicated toolkit for your SENDCO — Code of Practice checklists, graduated response templates (Assess-Plan-Do-Review), EHCP request packs and parent-partnership scripts. Aligned to the 0–25 SEND Code of Practice and EYFS 2024.
- SEND Code of Practice (0–25) compliance checklist
- Assess-Plan-Do-Review templates for SEN Support
- EHCP needs-assessment request pack with parent-voice section
- SENDCO induction plan and CPD tracker
- Reasonable-adjustments and inclusion policy templates
- Assess — baseline against Development Matters + parent voice
- Plan — 2–3 SMART outcomes, key person and SENDCO named
- Do — daily strategies embedded in provision, not add-on
- Review — with parent, evidence of impact, next cycle or escalate
Full pack: SEND policy, APDR templates, EHCP request, SENDCO induction and inclusion audit.
Look after the person running the setting
Short tools you can use between rooms — box breathing, micro-resets — and honest articles written for nursery managers on burnout, boundaries and difficult parents.
- Guided box-breathing timer
- One-minute reset prompts
- Articles on burnout, boundaries and team culture
- Link to the Education Support 24/7 helpline
Nursery days don't have natural pauses. Micro-resets give your nervous system permission to shift down, even for a minute. Pick one and try it for a week:
- Box breathing — 4 in, 4 hold, 4 out, 4 hold. Two rounds.
- Cold water on the wrists for 20 seconds.
- Stand outside for one minute without your phone.
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- How to Prepare for an Ofsted Inspection: A Manager's ChecklistOfsted inspections are less stressful when you have already done the work. Here is a practical manager's checklist for the days, weeks and months before the call.
- SEND Support Plan Template: Assess, Plan, Do, ReviewA strong early years SEND support plan follows the graduated approach. Here is a practical template that keeps parents involved, targets realistic and provision clear.
- EYFS Safeguarding Checklist for Nursery ManagersSafeguarding is the limiting judgement in every Ofsted inspection. Use this manager's checklist to make sure your setting is compliant, current and ready to evidence.
- How to Write Your Ofsted Self-Evaluation Form (SEF)The SEF is not about writing what you think Ofsted wants to hear. It is an honest working document that links what you do to the impact it has on children. Here is a manager-friendly template.
- Attendance in Early Years: Why Routines, Punctuality and Seasonal Change MatterSeptember brings new school runs, tired siblings and shifting routines. Here's how early years settings can encourage good attendance and timekeeping while keeping children safe, settled and ready to learn.
- The 2026 Regulatory Changes: Safer Sleep, Screen Use and SEND ReformFrom 1 September 2026 the EYFS frameworks change again — safer sleep written into the framework, a new screen use duty, tighter DBS and reporting rules, and SEND reform reshaping early identification. Here is what to actually do.
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