Early Years Guides

Our library of longer-form books and guides free to download.

Leadership

Creating meaningful observation and assessments in the Early Years

Unlock the Power of Observations: Learn how effective observations can transform your teaching approach. Personalised Education: Discover how to use observations & assessments to tailor education to each child’s unique needs.

The Famly Funding Impact Calculator

Guide to navigating the EYFS

Be Outstanding: The Ofsted Inspection Guide

Parent Partnerships

The EYFS Activity Library: 50 EYFS Activities

Self-Regulation Station: The First Steps

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Turning your observations into insightful assessments

UK general elections: The future of The Early Years sector

Questions Ofsted might ask you and your nursery staff

Where are all the Early Years educators: A Famly documentary

The Outstanding Ofsted experts: 5 leadership and management tips

Preparing for an Ofsted inspection: expert tips to nail it

What goes into a good assessment in early childhood education?

Early years voices: Why invite parents and carers into your Early Years setting?

Should you aim for accreditations in your early years setting?

Talking to parents and carers about child development

Ofsted and your child's nursery

The early years is not preparation for ‘real’ education

Helping young multilingual learners feel welcome

What is Cultural capital in the EYFS?

Embracing Echolalia and Gestalt Language Processing

How to have difficult conversations with parents

How to help Early Years educators struggling with literacy

A funded Level 3 SENCo qualification for Early Years educators, including childminders

British values in the Early Years: What You Need to Know

Why work towards a SENDCo qualification?

Play. Learn. Repeat: The Power of Repetition in the Early Years

It takes nothing to be kind

What Is Sustained Shared Thinking? - With Kathy Brodie

The benefit of child-created classroom decor and themes

How to write better observations in The Early Years

8 Messy play ideas for hands-on learning

15 favourite nursery rhymes for young children

What are play schemas and why do they matter?

World Book Day: 11 Books from Around the World

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt activities for the Early Years

Early Years grants and funding for your setting

‘Free’ childcare for 2-year-olds - A parent guide

How free is England’s new Free Childcare Plan for 2-year-olds?

How to increase your enquiry conversions

How parents can earn cash back rewards for your setting

How to audit your Early Years setting's social media

Customer success story - Grandir UK

Customer success story - Hazelwood Nursery and Early Years

Early Years Voices: How to get prepared for Ofsted

Growing with the grain

Early years voices: Naturally Learning

Customer success story - Naturally Learning

WATCH AND LISTEN

Famly Sessions

Watch webinars and interviews with Famly's network of Early Years experts