The Early Years Blog

From interviews and advice from Early Years experts to activity ideas and inspirational ways to develop your practice. You’ll find it all here on the Famly Blog.

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April 3, 2024

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

April 3, 2024

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

March 12, 2024

10 shaving foam activities for preschoolers

January 30, 2024

How to have difficult conversations with parents

December 7, 2023

Finding Your Edge: The importance of knowing your leadership style

December 4, 2023

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

November 22, 2023

Embracing Echolalia and Gestalt Language Processing

November 22, 2023

Effective communication with parents and carers

November 22, 2023

How music and movement promote language and literacy development in the Early Years

April 16, 2025

What's new with Early Years Ofsted inspections? Your questions answered

March 19, 2025

What might Ofsted’s proposed inspection changes look like for the Early Years?

June 24, 2024

Data, not drama: How to create a positive culture for your childcare staff

June 14, 2024

Where are all the Early Years educators: A Famly documentary

December 7, 2023

Finding Your Edge: The importance of knowing your leadership style

August 11, 2023

Should you aim for accreditations in your early years setting?

March 17, 2023

Early Education left in the dark by childcare’s moment in the spotlight

February 27, 2023

4 tips to being a better leader in early education

February 21, 2023

By removing transitions, Little Beehive boosted occupancy by 30%

See all posts in Leadership

August 30, 2024

9 tips for perfect partnerships with parents and carers

January 30, 2024

How to have difficult conversations with parents

December 4, 2023

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

November 22, 2023

Effective communication with parents and carers

July 27, 2023

Talking to parents and carers about child development

June 29, 2023

Ofsted and your child's nursery

June 14, 2023

How to make the most of parent and family volunteers

April 24, 2023

Trauma-informed practice: a lesson from the Giggle Doctors

February 13, 2023

Early years voices: How to start a community pantry

See all posts in Positive relationships

February 11, 2025

Risk assessment and daily checks in the Early Years

November 22, 2023

Embracing Echolalia and Gestalt Language Processing

November 20, 2023

How to help Early Years educators struggling with literacy

November 17, 2023

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

September 26, 2023

A spotlight on ADHD in the Early Years

September 25, 2023

How do we recognise and respond to physical abuse in the early years?

August 7, 2023

What is developmentally appropriate practice?

August 4, 2023

Why work towards a SENDCo qualification?

May 30, 2023

It takes nothing to be kind

See all posts in Inclusion & wellbeing

July 17, 2025

Consent and collaboration: How to involve children in your observations

May 20, 2025

Water play in the Early Years

January 9, 2025

Famly’s 5 principles of building with AI

July 5, 2023

What are play schemas and why do they matter?

June 29, 2023

The early years is not preparation for ‘real’ education

October 10, 2022

What goes into a good assessment in early childhood education?

July 29, 2022

The Famly Interview: Marina Robb and Jon Cree

July 18, 2022

Should we use technology in the Early Years?

July 14, 2022

Early Years Voices: Going to visit our Grandfriends

See all posts in Theory & practice

October 30, 2024

Music inspires mathematical minds

July 3, 2024

Turning your observations into insightful assessments

March 12, 2024

10 shaving foam activities for preschoolers

November 22, 2023

How music and movement promote language and literacy development in the Early Years

July 14, 2023

Unlocking Children’s Potential Through Music

May 24, 2023

10 obstacle courses for any occasion in early education

March 27, 2023

Why mud, dirt and water are children's best play tools

December 27, 2022

Where the Wild Things Are: 8 activities to go with the book

December 6, 2022

Physical activity for adults, inspired by children

See all posts in Teaching & learning

July 24, 2025

Safeguarding in the Early Years: how software can help

March 6, 2025

Early Years safer recruitment checklist

April 3, 2024

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

April 3, 2024

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

June 14, 2023

How parents can earn cash back rewards for your setting

May 15, 2023

How to audit your Early Years setting's social media

May 1, 2023

Get set for September: the 3 keys to avoiding a dip in occupancy

April 11, 2023

How to increase your enquiry conversions

April 3, 2023

How to raise your setting’s fees

See all posts in Business development

August 14, 2025

The all-in-one platform for your Early Years setting

August 8, 2025

Bringing families and Early Years settings together

July 30, 2025

Supporting a child in the Early Years through parental separation

July 15, 2025

How Famly enables Early Years educators to do more

April 16, 2025

2025 EYFS safeguarding changes and Famly

April 9, 2025

New 30 hours Invoicing Rules: What is Famly doing?

March 26, 2025

Is Famly’s Early Childhood Platform worth the price?

March 5, 2025

Navigating the new EYFS: Chapter 2 - Twinnie Day Nursery

February 6, 2025

Reflective practice in the Early Years

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