Run a calmer,Ofsted-ready setting
Early Years Circle is your online coaching centre — AI advice, EYFS & Ofsted toolkits, staff CPD and supervision templates, and business tools for funding, ratios and occupancy. Built for UK settings.
Powered by AI. Grounded in the EYFS statutory framework, Ofsted EIF and KCSIE.
Or grab the free Ofsted readiness checklist — one email, instant download.
One centre, four tools you'll use every week
Stop stitching together policies, spreadsheets and half-finished CPD folders. Everything sits in one place.
AI Coach for Managers
Ask about safeguarding, parent complaints, EYFS planning, staffing or Ofsted prep — get a considered answer, any time.
Ofsted & EYFS Toolkit
Self-eval checklists, inspection-ready packs, EYFS learning goal trackers and editable policy templates.
Staff CPD & Supervision
Supervision templates, appraisal forms, CPD tracker, induction packs and safeguarding refreshers.
Business & Funding Tools
30 hours, EYPP and DAF calculators, ratio checker, fee-setting help and occupancy guidance.
Created by someone who walks the talk
Early Years Circle was built by a practising nursery manager who knows first-hand how essential it is to have hands-on, practical and relevant information when running a childcare setting.
With 16 years of experience applying the EYFS and implementing policies, procedures and regulations, the focus here is simple: give managers and leaders the tools and guidance that actually work on the floor — not theory, but the kind of support you can put into practice today.
Early Years Circle
Practical support for the people keeping early years settings running.
Trusted by nursery managers
Early Years Circle is built for the people running real settings every day.
“I used to spend Sunday evenings rewriting observations. Now I draft them in minutes and just edit the personal details.”
Sarah T.
Nursery Manager, Bristol
“The Ofsted self-evaluation checklist gave us a clear starting point. We felt prepared for the inspection rather than panicking the week before.”
James L.
Owner-operator, Leeds
“Having the SEND templates and the AI coach in one place means my SENDCO and I are finally speaking the same language.”
Aisha K.
Early Years Lead, Manchester
Save hours every week
Less time on paperwork means more time with children, staff and parents. Here is where managers tell us they win back time.
- Draft EYFS observations and next steps in under 2 minutes
- Generate parent updates without starting from a blank screen
- Find the right policy or checklist without searching folders
- Get instant AI coaching instead of waiting for a callback
3+ hrs
Saved on observations & parent updates each week
80%
Faster first draft of policies and templates
24/7
AI coach available when you are still at the setting
1 place
For checklists, CPD, compliance and business tools
EYFS 2024 aligned
Resources mapped to the current statutory framework, including the 2026 changes.
Ofsted EIF ready
Self-evaluation, learning walks and evidence folders built around the inspection handbook.
SEND Code of Practice
APDRs, EHCP requests, SEND policy and SENDCO induction packs in one toolkit.
Safeguarding & KCSIE
Safer recruitment questions, safeguarding refreshers and supervision templates.
Clear on compliance, always
Stop guessing what inspectors or your local authority want to see. Every checklist and template is grounded in the frameworks that matter to UK settings.
Built for settings like yours
From single nurseries to small groups, Early Years Circle supports the settings keeping UK early years running.
Private day nurseries
Fee-setting, occupancy, ratios and parent communication tools.
Pre-schools
EYFS planning, moderation and small-team CPD support.
Nursery schools
SENDCO oversight, safeguarding evidence and staff supervision.
Nursery groups
Multi-setting templates, group-wide compliance and shared policies.
Try the free AI tools — free with your email
Turn rough notes into an EYFS observation with next steps, or draft a parent update in seconds. Written for UK settings and aligned to EYFS 2024, Ofsted and the SEND Code of Practice.
Built for the person keeping it all running
Nursery & Daycare Managers
Own the day-to-day: rooms, ratios, parents, Ofsted, staff — with a coach in your pocket.
Early Years Leads & Deputies
EYFS planning, learning walks, moderation and supporting your team through supervision.
Owner-operators
Small settings juggling business, funding and quality — one hub instead of five spreadsheets.
Up and running in under 5 minutes
Create your account
Tell us about your setting — type, size, Ofsted rating (if any) and areas you want to strengthen.
Open your toolkit
Download checklists and policies, load up supervision templates, run funding numbers.
Ask your AI coach
Anything from parent-complaint wording to safer recruitment questions — instant, grounded answers.
Simple GBP pricing
From £5.99 / month for a single setting. Pro is £9.99 and adds unlimited AI coaching and business tools. Group covers up to 5 settings for £29.99.
- AI Coach trained for UK EYFS & Ofsted context
- Editable policies & self-eval checklists
- Supervision, appraisal and CPD templates
- Funding, ratio and occupancy calculators
- 7-day free trial · Cancel anytime
- 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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