Management Guides

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Safeguarding in 2024

A series looking at key issues around supporting safeguarding practices in the early years workforce.

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Making Ends Meet

A new series looking at how early years settings are managing to stay financially sustainable and balance the books.

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Business integration

How can nursery groups best integrate new settings they have bought? This series covers communicating with staff and parents, staff conditions and training, and establishing a brand.

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Anti-Racist Leadership

In this four-part series, Liz Pemberton sets out how early years leaders can instil anti-racist practice

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Qualification Levels

In a six-part series, Charlotte Goddard explores early years qualifications from Level 1 to Level 6

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Staff health and wellbeing

Children won't have good health if those taking care of them are unable to be healthy and well themselves. In this ten-part series, Charlotte Goddard looks at each stage of a practitioner's life an...

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Business support

How can settings adapt their businesses to this new normal? This series, by the Early Years Alliance, is designed to help settings unpick key pandemic guidance, including restrictions, inspections...

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Outdoor CPD

Outdoor learning is more popular than ever, and the benefits extend not just to children but adults too. In this new series, which spans the whole of 2021, we consider everything from evidence-base...

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Managing Equality & Diversity

How do good managers address inclusion? What are the legal frameworks they need to be aware of? Framed around the protected characteristics under the Equality Act, Gabriella Jozwiak provides this c...

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Inspecting Ofsted Reports

What can be discovered from a systematic analysis of Ofsted reports? Pennie Akehurst, former head of the early years and childcare service at Derbyshire County Council, pulls out the key themes fro...

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Early Years Pupil Premium

How are settings using the EYPP? Charlotte Goddard speaks to settings across the country on the key themes of transition, early language, supporting parents and attendance, as well as ICT and staff...

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Managing SEND

What do setting leaders need to know when it comes to SEND? This guide covers funding, navigating the local offer, training, legal framework, complex needs and managing parents.

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In-house Training

In a time of squeezed training budgets, knowing how to lead training that your teams actually remember and use is a vital skill. In this four-part series, Anne Oldfield and Sarah Emerson explain ho...

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Sustainable Settings

Created in response to readers who wanted ways to develop their sustainability credentials, this series, written by two Liverpool John Moores University academics and a practitioner, covers everyth...

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Social Media

Expert Kate Tyler guides you through creating a social presence online, starting with why you should bother to drafting a strategy, communicating with parents and digital safeguarding issues.

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Leadership

What does leadership look like in the early years? What tools are at leaders’ disposal? Academics and authors Verity Campbell-Barr and Caroline Leeson introduce the concept and discuss how to devel...

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Early Years Teachers

A series looking at all the training options available for Early Years Teachers. By Charlotte Goddard.

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Staff Retention

How can you keep your staff happy? Childbase's Sarah Rotundo gives the low down on staff engagement, retention, recruitment and rewards.

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Business Development

See how a range of childcare providers are growing their businesses and expanding their services.

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Policies & Procedures

A five-part series by Laura Henry on creating and implementing the policies and procedures you need for your childcare setting.

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Ofsted Inspections

Former Ofsted inspector Debbie Alcock covers everything from safeguarding to disqualifications, allegations, preparing for inspections, and understanding Ofsted terminology.

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EYFS Training

Advice and information about training the nursery team on all aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

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Recruitment

Recruitment is a major issue for many nurseries. In this series, Charlotte Goddard pulls together the sector's most creative approaches to tackling the problem - from attracting staff at all levels...

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Safeguarding

What are the current challenges in social care, and how does this impact on the early years practitioner? What about recent reforms? Safeguarding expert Rachel Buckler provides this guide to safegu...

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Management Queries

Do you have a tricky management issue to resolve? Tap into the expertise of a range of experienced nursery managers who provide a solution and approach to a different dilemma every month.

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Research nurseries

Like research schools, some nurseries use research to inform their everyday practice and train staff. From a multi-agency project co-funded by Save the Children to another which is located in the p...

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Early years leadership qualifications

What early years leadership qualifications are out there? From DfE funded National Professional Qualification in Early Years Leadership to qualifications for those working in baby rooms, Charlotte...

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Market View

Arun Kanwar, managing partner at Cairneagle, on M&A activity within the early years sector.

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Safer Practices

A six-part series going back to basics with policies and procedures in early years settings, covering mealtimes, sleep and contagious diseases.

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HR Guru

Imogen Edmunds, managing director of Redwing Solutions, talks about HR in early years settings.

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