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Blog Posts

• Preparing for Your Nursery Ofsted Inspection: A Guide for Practitioners and Parents
• Have your say in our Childcare Sector Survey
• How Ofsted inspects safeguarding in early years (updated for 2025–26)
• What to expect before and during your nursery Ofsted inspection
• Poppy Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Katie Taylor: Outdoor Play, Forest Schools and Maximising Learning Outdoors
• Responding to the Kido data breach: How Blossom keeps your data secure
• Cheryl Warren: Neurodiversity Affirming Practice, Inclusive Environments and Ofsted
• Funky Fingers Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Handa’s Surprise Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Ofsted Early Years Inspection Toolkit 2025: A summary for nursery managers
• Ofsted Inspection Framework Update 2025: 14 changes for early years (EYFS)
• Children’s Commissioner Report 2025: A summary for nursery managers and owners 
• Put the power in your parents’ hands with digital nursery registration forms
• What does good digital media use look like in EYFS?
• Forest School Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• The Latest EYFS Food Guidance for September 2025
• Alex Dave: Digital Media Use, Parental Partnership and Online Safety in the Early Years
• Reclaim your time: Blossom’s ‘Bloom’ AI Writing Assistant is here
• All About Me Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage) 
• Why SEND Early Years Tracking Should Be Different
• We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• 21 Nursery Practitioner Interview Questions (with Answers)
• The New EYFS Framework 2025: A summary of changes
• The new ‘Giving Every Child the Best Start’ strategy summary 2025
• Animal Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Lucy Lewin: Courageous Leadership, Positive Safeguarding and Gen Z Educators
• 15 Easy Phonics Games EYFS Settings Love
• How to successfully run a School-Based Nursery
• This is what exceptional parent communication looks like
• Spending Review 2025: What it means for Early Years and Nurseries
• Elmer Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Supertato Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Technology in early education: Making nursery life smoother, smarter, and a little bit simpler
• Nursery Funding 2025: What the Changes Mean for Your Setting
• Stick Man Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• How to teach mutual respect in the early years
• Room on the Broom Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Prevent duty in Early Years: The summary you need to know
• Activities for school readiness: Advice from a headteacher
• Dear Zoo Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Hungry Caterpillar Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• The 5 S’s of school readiness: A framework for nursery managers
• Blossom’s Ofsted Q&A: Your Questions Answered (March 2025)
• Why parents choose a nursery in 2025: 12 decision-making factors
• Bee Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Colour Monster Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• 14 Earth Day activities to celebrate Earth Day 2025 at your nursery
• Superhero Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Jack and the Beanstalk Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Farm Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Little Red Riding Hood Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Three Little Pigs Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• The self-regulation and executive functioning science your children need you to know
• What is Cultural Capital?
• How to make and check your nursery business plan
• Ready for 2026? Blossom Ensures Nurseries Stay Compliant with New Government Rules on Invoicing
• Red Nose Day Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Eid Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• 7 emotional self-regulation strategies to try in early years
• St. Patrick’s Day Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Achieving EYFS Physical Development Outcomes, Part 1: The Vestibular System
• Streamline your Early Years activities and BeInspired
• Take the nursery workplace culture quiz
• The latest Ofsted inspection summary 2025: 11 things nursery managers should know
• Transport Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Goldilocks and the Three Bears Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Mother’s Day Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Pancake Day Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• St. David’s Day Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• How healthy is your nursery?
• 5 reasons CPD training will matter more in 2025
• What is NoodleNow?
• 16 EYFS First Aid requirements for 2025
• Gingerbread Man Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• The 11 Do’s and Don’ts for a successful nursery website
• Under the Sea Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Gruffalo Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• 14 Valentine’s Day Activities for toddlers
• How to use Facebook professionally for your nursery
• World Book Day Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• 6 steps to an exceptional CPD plan for your nursery
• What are the statutory requirements for Early Years CPD?
• 5 ways to optimise your nursery’s spending: Advice from Lucy Lewin
• Understanding the latest National Insurance Contribution changes in childcare
• Supercharge your nursery finances: 10 things we learned from Lucy Lewin
• What is EYFS Physical Development?
• Pirate Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Top 8 biggest myths about nursery software de-bunked
• What is ‘Communication and Language’ in EYFS?
• 5 ways to support nursery staff mental health at childcare settings
• 7 Ofsted early years themes for nursery managers to prepare for in 2025
• NoodleNow! Joins Forces With KidsKonnect, Europe’s Leading Childcare Software Provider
• 32 Ofsted safeguarding questions and answers for early years
• Remembrance Day Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Chinese New Year Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Dinosaur Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Meet the speaker: Lucy Lewin
• Diwali Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Minibeast Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Autumn Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Bonfire Night Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• Halloween Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)
• What are the EYFS Seven Areas of Learning and Development?
• A social media audit for your nursery: Are you doing it right?
• Predictive analytics in early years: Making data-driven choices to maximise your return
• Hand, foot and mouth nursery guidance
• The Ultimate Checklist for the First Day at Nursery
• New Ofsted Inspection Handbook 2024: The summary for schools and nurseries
• Nursery budget tips for 2025
• The Latest FSA guidance on flour heat treatment in the early years 
• September 2024 Ofsted changes: How will early years be affected?
• The nursery manager’s guide to EYFS transitions
• Ofsted inspections in the early years: 23 key questions you may be asked
• Are you ready to be a nursery manager?
• Sensory play for babies: 12 ideas to try
• How to grow your nursery from a single site to a nursery group business
• 6 ways to turn enquiries into enrolments with Blossom 
• The often-missed nursery marketing feature: Blossom’s Child Diary
• It’s time to Be Paid with Blossom 
• Labour government’s policies for the early years sector 2024
• EYFS Curriculum 2024: From policy to outstanding practice
• How to avoid the development dip in the summer holidays
• Ashley Wilson, Stuart Cloke, Angelica Celinska: The Impact of Outdoor Learning on SEND
• Spotting the signs of heat exhaustion and heatstroke in babies and children
• Sun safety in the Early Years
• Early Learning Goals: A 2024 Overview
• Is your EYFS tracking ready for an Ofsted inspection?
• How do I DBS check my childcare staff?
• How to track EYFS child development with Blossom
• Optimise your nursery to the fullest with Blossom’s Occupancy and Staff Planning
• 15 exciting expressive arts and design EYFS activities
• 12 EYFS Maths activities to count on
• Carole Edmond: How Your Upbringing Shapes You and Your Success
• Nursery Funding Simplified: Blossom and MBK Group Launch Funding Gap Calculator
• Make invoicing easy with Blossom’s nursery invoicing software
• How to make government nursery funding work for you 
• Debunking 6 nursery nutrition myths
• Louise Mercieca: Unlocking the Power of Early Years Nutrition
• 6 strategies to market your nursery
• Understand your nursery business better with Blossom’s Business Reporting
• The ultimate guide to EYFS activities and ideas for nurseries
• Tricia Wellings: Demystifying Childcare Funding
• How Blossom’s ‘all about me’ Early Years Child Profile grows as your kids do
• Early Years Practitioner: Responsibilities, Skills and Career Pathways
• Give parents peace of mind with Blossom’s Parent App
• Be Seen with Blossom’s brand-new website builder
• 10 Common Myths About Infant Brain Development – Debunked
• Clare Stead: Unlocking the Secrets of Early Brain Development
• Legal Pitfalls for Nursery Owners
• What is CRM in Childcare?
• The 2024 changes in early years
• Slime recipe: How to make slime at home and nursery
• Lucy Lewin: 5 Pillars of a Profitable Nursery Business
• 14 Christmas activities EYFS children will love!
• Hacking your monthly cycle: Expert advice for nursery practitioners
• How to spot and stop bullying behaviour in EYFS: Expert advice on anti-bullying
• A complete guide to trauma-informed practice for nursery managers
• Supporting menopause in the workplace: EYFS support from an expert
• When aggression occurs: Positive behaviour management strategies for EYFS
• How to support SEND needs on an EYFS budget
• EYFS Statutory Framework: a practitioner’s guide
• Fundamental British Values EYFS: How to promote and demonstrate in the early years
• EYFS tuff tray ideas for toddlers
• 11 ways to make an outstanding EYFS outdoor area on a budget
• ‘Understanding the World’ EYFS activities to blow them away
• Build positive home-nursery relationships: 6 fun parent engagement ideas
• EYFS physical development activities: How to spot the amber flags
• PSED EYFS activities: Advice from a Clinical Psychologist
• Data protection and GDPR in nurseries
• How to make early reading fun: EYFS Literacy activities to try
• Blossom Educational Announces Exciting Partnership with MOEducation
• What features are in the Blossom Essentials package?
• What features are in the Blossom Learning package?
• What features are in the Blossom Business package?
• What features are in the Blossom Custom package?
• 15 Conflict Resolution Strategies Every Nursery Manager Should Know
• Women in EYFS leadership roles are the backbone of the sector
• How to retain your nursery parents and boost parent partnerships in the early years
• Inclusive practice in the early years: what are you missing?
• Childcare Changes 2023: Understanding This Year’s Funding Updates
• How to prioritise your own career & wellbeing as a nursery manager
• How to explore race and diversity in the Early Years
• How nursery software helps to connect families and nurseries
• Child Development Theories in EYFS: What’s Still Relevant and What’s Not?
• Blossom Educational Partners with KidsKonnect to Strengthen Nursery Software Solutions
• 6 Ways good nursery software can help to retain EYFS staff
• Help your nursery practitioners fall in love with EYFS observations again
• How to explain the Leuven Scale to your nursery parents
• Paediatric First Aid in EYFS: How to become (and stay) qualified
• How advertising your nursery software can help convert parents to sign up
• EYFS Easter activities for nursery children and preschoolers
• 11 Fabulously Fun Messy Play Activity Ideas for EYFS
• Common financial mistakes nursery schools make
• Health and safety in early years: is your nursery compliant?
• Nursery Insurance: What You Need to Keep Your Setting Protected
• Disappointed in your current nursery software? Switch to Blossom
• Nursery software in-app notifications
• How to choose the right Blossom package for your nursery setting
• How to host an inclusive EYFS Christmas for all your children
• How nursery software helps boost human relationships across your childcare setting
• EYFS CPD: How to Create a Bespoke Professional Development Plan
• Early Years Recruitment: How to Solve the Sector’s Staffing Crisis
• Child-led learning: could your staff be limiting progress?
• Autism in the Early Years: Make your nursery Autism-friendly
• Dealing with upset and angry parents in EYFS settings
• EYFS statutory policies and procedures for nurseries: 5 top tips
• 10 Steps to Help Children and Parents Settle When Starting Nursery
• 8 Key Nursery Assistant Skills and How to Develop Them
• Sexism in the Early Years
• Children’s Walking Harnesses: Are They Safe to Use in Nursery Settings?
• How to Prepare for HMIE Scotland Nursery Inspections: A Complete Guide
• 19 Communication and Language EYFS Activities for outstanding early years language development
• Islamic New Year 2025: 5 fun activities to celebrate Al-hijra in Early Years
• Childcare apprenticeships: how to tackle the recruitment crisis
• Father’s Day ideas to try in Nursery Settings: crafts, gifts, and cards
• Reflective practice in the Early Years: 3 activities for your next team meeting
• Sensory Play In The Early Years: 25 Amazing Activity Ideas For You To Try
• How to effectively plan CPD in your nursery: examples of outstanding CPD journeys
• Phonics in EYFS: 5 Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
• How to talk to Early Years children about war: with helpful grounding techniques
• Plug safety at your nursery setting: ‘Free of charge’ EYFS safeguarding advice
• EYFS Inclusive Practice: What Might Be Missing and How to Strengthen SEND Support
• Where are you going wrong with the Curiosity Approach? How to effectively implement it across your nursery
• Why the Early Learning Goals are important and 5 activities to master them
• What to do and when to do it: parental engagement activities to help your child thrive!
• Does Your Story Time Cut It? The Importance of Talking and Language in Developing Early Years Literacy Skills
• Grants for Setting Up a Nursery: How to Grow Your Business and Support Families
• The top 5 features in nursery management software: When to know it’s a good purchase
• How to Create a Meaningful ‘Loose Parts’ Play provision in Your Setting
• Promoting Health and Wellbeing in Early Years: 5 Fundamentals for Mentally Healthy Habits
• Healthy Eating EYFS Activities to Celebrate Veganuary
• The day of an EYFS Ofsted inspection
• How to prepare staff, parents and children for an Ofsted inspection
• The Early Years Inspection Handbook, 3 I’s, reflective practice, and more
• How to address your nursery staffing issues by hiring the right people
• 6 Meaningful Present Ideas to Appreciate Your Nursery Staff
• 4 STEM Activities for Preschoolers to Try
• Nursery Manager Interview Questions: How to Find the Right Leader
• A comprehensive guide on nursery management software
• How to increase occupancy in my nursery business
• What devices are recommended for use with Blossom?
• How to start, run and scale a successful nursery business
• How to take your nursery from good to Ofsted Outstanding
• Choosing the best nursery management software
• The MITEY UK and other methods: how to get more men to join the EYFS
• Operating a successful nursery school in a covid-19 world
• How to improve your parent teacher communication
• How do I choose nursery management software?
• iConnect App vs Blossom: A Complete Comparison for Nursery Management
• How Blossom’s management software can help my Montessori nursery
• Circle Time Activities: How Games can Boost Social Development
• Outdoor Maths Activities EYFS: Creative Ways to Teach Numeracy Outdoors
• 10 ways to improve parental engagement
• The Importance of Early Years Leadership and Effective Management
• Top Ten Tips for getting your setting ready for your new starters!
• How do I help my child settle at nursery?
• Settling in Sessions Part One: Writing your Settling in Policy
• How to make Relationships with the 8 – 20 months
• How to make relationships with (birth to 11 months)
• Cherry Blossom Tree Painting Activity
• 6 reasons why I left my nursery to create Blossom

Software features

• Tax-Free Childcare Integration
• Meet Bloom: Blossom’s new AI observation assistant
• Registration forms
• Medication forms
• BeInspired
• Accidents & Incidents Reporting
• Be Seen
• Mobile payment
• Nursery Business Reporting
• Enquiries
• Requesting Extra Sessions
• The EYFS changes in 2021
• Staffing & HR
• Comparison & Tracking Reports
• Formative Reports
• Children’s attendance & tracking
• Children’s Diaries: Track, Celebrate and Share Every Child’s Journey
• Meal & Snack Times
• Nappies & Bottles & Sleeps
• Share Activities With Parents
• Welsh Curriculum Frameworks available on Blossom
• Blossom Pathways: an inclusive EYFS SEND Framework
• EYFS Tracker: Seamlessly Monitor Learning and Development Progress
• Child Profile & log
• Child Booking Patterns
• Personalise Child Information
• Customisable Blossomboard
• Parent communication ppc
• Parent communication
• Stay Connected With Families
• Parent Collaboration At Home
• Paperless Billing
• Learning Journeys
• Send Diary Updates
• Nursery Invoicing Software
• Financial Reporting
• Create Funding Grants
• Generate & Send Invoices to Parents
• Occupancy & Staff Planning
• Occupancy Planner
• Room and Room Moves
• Occupancy Reports & Staff Planning
• Operations & Reports
• Cohort Tracking
• Dedicated to your Privacy
• Always on hand