Episode 96: Christmas planning, gift bags and opening hours
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:How ...
Episode 95: Communicating with Parents & Carers
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shána is joined by Michelle Elliot, Early Years Parents ECL at Twinkl, to explore the vital role of...
Episode 94: Refusing nappies, interviews and banning Halloween
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:What...
Episode 93: Nutrition
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Shána, Julia and Lou as they dive into nutrition in the Early Years. They’ll be chatting thr...
Episode 92: Ofsted Inspection Updates for November 2025
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the last couple of weeks, Ofsted have released the newest inspection framework, early years toolk...
Episode 91: Wellbeing Boundaries and Control
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
💬 How do we protect our wellbeing in the busy world of Early Years?Shána and Becky explore strat...
Episode 90: Outdoor Time, Paperwork in the Room and Supply Staff
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your early years practitioners problems all around the new EYFS 2...
Episode 89: DfE Updates for September 2025 Facebook Live
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we’re joined by Twinkl’s National Education Lead, Michelle Windridge, to break ...
Episode 88: EYFS 2025, What's Changed?
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your early years practitioners problems all around the new EYFS 2...
Episode 87: Continuous Provision
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Twinkl EY in Schools team as they dive into all things continuous provision, from what it r...
Episode 86: Activity Ideas, Bag Searches and Toys from Home
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:I’...
Episode 85: What Does Behaviour Tell Us?
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Shána, Julia and Liz as they explore what behaviour tells us in early years settings. From sch...
Episode 84: Unqualified Staff, Toddler Room Leaders and Apprentices
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:Shou...
Episode 83. Screens Ruin Reading
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Shána, Emma, and Pete as they dive into the topic of Do Screens Ruin Reading?, exploring the i...
Episode 82: Diversity, Successful Managing and Dummies
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:How ...
Episode 81: Submitting the EYFS Profile
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Shána, Tracie, and Amie as they explore the EYFS Profile—what it is, why it matters, and how...
Episode 80: School Transition Forms, Smart watch Policies and Deputy Managers.
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:What...
Episode 79: The Play Cycle
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Shána, Lou and Julia as they discuss the many stages of the play cycle.https://www.twinkl.co.u...
Episode 78: Staff Morale, Staff Breaks and Outdoor Play
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:How ...
Episode 77: Phonics Doesn't Work
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Shána as she speaks to Educational Content Leads Becki Porter and Emma Fitzgerald, about how p...
Episode 76: Early Years Apprentices with Sophie Hayter
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Katie from Twinkl Private Early Years as she discusses early years apprentices with Sophie Hayt...
Episode 75: Social Communication
27 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Shána as she speaks with Jayde, an SEND EYFS educator and Makaton Tutor, about how we use comm...
Episode 74: Reducing Stress
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:How ...
Episode 73: Communication & Language for EAL & SEND Learners
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BONUS EPISODE!To round off our mini series on communication and language development, Shána speaks ...
Episode 72: Christmas Special 2024!
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Twinkl Early Years in Schools, Private Early Years and Early Years CPD teams have come togeth...
Episode 71: Communication & Language Part 3
02 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this third and final episode of our miniseries on communication development in the early years, J...
Episode 70: Communication & Language Part 2
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this second episode of our three-part miniseries on communication development in the early years,...
Episode 69: Communication & Language Part 1
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julia and Louise are back in this mini series about Communication & Language in the Early Years....
Episode 68: Routines, Reading, Room Leaders & Change!
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:What...
Episode 67: Early Years Practitioners Day Special!
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week the Twinkl Early Years Schools and Private Early Years teams have joined to celebrate you!...
Episode 66: Are Staff Meetings Pointless?
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Twinkl Private Early Years team as they discuss the experiences and reality of staff meetin...
Episode 65: The Benefits of Board Games
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Shána as she speaks with Sophie Bradley to discuss board game benefits and how these games can...
Episode 64: Interview Red Flags
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your practitioner problems! This episode covers:What is the diffe...
Episode 63: Supporting Male Practitioners
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Shána as she speaks with Stuart Cloke, a nursery manager, on how we can support our male early...
Episode 62: Ofsted Questions & Answers
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Twinkl Private Early Years team as they discuss some commonly asked questions from Ofsted a...
Episode 61: Outliers Subject Leadership
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SUBJECT LEADERSHIP MINI SERIESTwinkl EY in schools and Twinkl Subject Leads are teaming up!Shána ...
Episode 60: Creative Arts Subject Leadership
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SUBJECT LEADERSHIP MINI SERIESTwinkl EY in schools and Twinkl Subject Leads are teaming up!Shána ...
Episode 59: Humanities Subject Leadership
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SUBJECT LEADERSHIP MINI SERIESTwinkl EY in schools and Twinkl Subject Leads are teaming up!Shána ...
Episode 58: English and Maths Subject Leadership
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE AUDIO UPDATED - SUBJECT LEADERSHIP MINI SERIESTwinkl EY in schools and Twinkl Subject Leads...
Episode 57: Subject Leadership and the Early Years (Instagram Live)
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
SUBJECT LEADERSHIP MINI SERIESTwinkl EY in schools and Twinkl Subject Leads are teaming up! It is ex...
Episode 56: Transitions in Private Early Years Settings
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Twinkl Private Early Years team as they discuss the experiences and reality of how transiti...
Episode 55: Conquering COVID Catch-Up
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shána gets advise from Lucy Lewin about how to support children who were born during or after the f...
Episode 54: Private Early Years Problems, Answered!
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years answers your early years practitioners problems! This episode covers:Shou...
Episode 53: Fine Motor Skills Part 2
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this second instalment of the fine motor skills series, Shána, Julia and Louise go into the deta...
Episode 52: Organising a Toddler Room
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Twinkl Private Early Years team as they discuss their top tips to organising a toddler room...
Episode 51: Fine Motor Skills Part 1
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Twinkl Early Years CPD team begin this two-part series explaining what fine motor skills are and...
Episode 50: Private Early Years Problems, Answered!
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Twinkl Private Early Years team as they answer your early years practitioners problems! In ...
Episode 49: Sustainability in the Early Years
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shána speaks with author Johanne Lee about how important and simple it is to talk about sustainabil...
Episode 48: Surviving the Outdoors in Winter
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join the Twinkl Private Early Years team as they discuss the realities of early years outdoor play i...
Episode 47: Executive Function
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Shána, Julia and Louise as they explore executive function and its critical role in the develo...
Christmas Special 2023!
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Twinkl Early Years in Schools and Private Early Years teams have come together to give you anoth...
Episode 46: Private Early Years Problems, Answered!
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Twinkl Private Early Years team are back to answer more of your early years practitioners proble...
Episode 45: The Power of Play
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we delve into the transformative and often underestimated realm of play. Join Shán...
Episode 44: Is It Worth Having Apprentices?
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years team TAKEOVER!It’s commonplace in most private early years settings and...
Episode 43: Beating Burnout with D.O.S.E.
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Feeling stressed, tired, run-down, or all of the above? We know that being an early years practition...
Episode 42: Private Early Years Problems, Answered!
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years team TAKEOVER!The Twinkl Private Early Years team answers your early year...
Episode 41: Schemas Part 2
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How many schemas are there? How can I tell what schema a child is working in? How can I support them...
Episode 40: Private vs School-based Settings
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Twinkl Private Early Years team TAKEOVER!Twinkl Early Years staff are asked a lot... is it better wo...
Episode 39: The Attainment Gap
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 3 words every early years practitioner dreads... the attainment gap! Have no fear, Jordan from t...
Episode 38: Schemas Part 1
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know what a schema is? Did you know there are 9 of them? How do children use schemas and how ...
Episode 37: Top Tips for September (Instagram Live)
31 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
So, you're about to join the best community EVER, but don't have a clue what to expect? 🤯...
Episode 36: Parent Relationships with Famly
17 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
All the way from Copenhagen, Matt from Famly talks about why parent and family relationships are vit...
Episode 35: The Collective Approach
03 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
They say it takes a village to raise a child. That couldn't be more true in today's society!...
Episode 34: Risky Play
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Julia and Lou are back to teach us how to promote and support risky play in our settings. We might a...
Episode 33: Gestalt Language Processing
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shána speaks with Cathy from the Speech Den about Gestalt Language Processing and how we can suppor...
Episode 32: Signing
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Speech and Language advisor Sarah Billingham is back, this time to talk about alternative forms of c...
Episode 31: Around The World - Northern Ireland!
08 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MINI SERIESEver wanted to teach Early Years abroad? Shána talks to Amy on TikTok Live about what it...
Episode 30: EYFS Around The World - Scotland!
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MINI SERIESEver wanted to teach Early Years abroad? Shána talks to Fiona about what it's like t...
Episode 29: EYFS Around The World - Mexico!
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MINI SERIESEver wanted to teach Early Years abroad? Shána talks to Delia on TikTok Live about what ...
Episode 28: EYFS Around The World - South Africa!
27 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MINI SERIESEver wanted to teach Early Years abroad? Shána talks to Liesel about what it's like ...
Episode 27: EYFS Around The World - Romania!
13 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MINI SERIESEver wanted to teach Early Years abroad? Shána talks to Sonia on TikTok Live about what ...
Twinkl Talks: EYFS 1st Birthday Giveaway!
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BONUS EPISODE! Twinkl Talks: EYFS is now 1 year old, wow! Here is a special bonus episode with outt...
Episode 26: EYFS Around The World - Australia!
27 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
MINI SERIESEver wanted to teach Early Years abroad? Shána talks to Stacey about what it's like ...
Episode 25: Wellbeing with Jessica Joan
13 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Teaching in the Early Years is rewarding, but not without its challenges. One of them of course, is ...
Episode 24: Nurturing Curiosity
30 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Julia and Lou are back! This time they explore the theme of curiosity, why it is so important to nur...
Episode 23: Playful Mathematics with Dr. Helen Williams
16 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shána talks with Nursery World 2022 Award Winning Author Dr. Helen J Williams about how to make ma...
Episode 22: Behaviour Talks with Sarah Billingham
02 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
HAPPY NEW YEAR!Shána kick-starts 2023 with a chat about the link between behaviour and communicatio...
Episode 21: Christmas Special!
19 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shána gets the Twinkl EYFS team together with some new faces, Charlotte and Fliss from the Private ...
Episode 20: The Magic of Music with Harriet Thomas
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Boogie Mites Creative Director Harriet Thomas joins Shána on this episode to talk about why music i...
Episode 19: Baby Talk with Angharad Welch
21 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know there is a connection between a baby's feeding development and their speech and lan...
Episode 18: Why Representation Matters with Joss Cambridge-Simmons
07 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Diversity Award winning Joss Cambridge-Simmons, founder of Jossy Care, shares his journey in becomin...
Episode 17: Loose Parts
24 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Back by popular demand, Julia and Lou, aka Loulia (not my decision guys), talk about loose parts and...
Episode 16: The Spirit of the Child with Jill Bittinger
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shána speaks with another international guest, Jill Dianne Bittinger, about the core values behind ...
Episode 15: Attachment Theory
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The beginning of a new school year can be a real challenge for children with separation anxiety. Shá...
Episode 14: My Mood Stars with Wendy White
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Talking about emotions can be a challenge for some children. Wendy has a wonderful resource she deve...
Episode 13: School Readiness
29 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a term we are all familiar with, educators and parents alike. But what does it actually mea...
Episode 12: New Staff to the EYFS
15 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you an ECT starting in an Early Years class or setting? Perhaps you have worked in another Key S...
Episode 11: Nature Based Learning with Marina Robb
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Forest school, Outdoor Learning, the Nature Based Approach. We have mostly all heard of these terms,...
Episode 10: Emotional Literacy with Jenna Moniz
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Emotional literacy and regulation is a challenging and yet important skill for children to develop. ...
Episode 9: Inclusion & Diversity in Children's Books with Lesley Berrington
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shána talks with Lesley Berrington, published author of Hattie & Friends book series, about rep...
Episode 8: Being A Male Practitioner in the EYFS
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the UK, only 3% of EYFS practitioners are male. Join Shána as she chats with Tom, Matt C, Mat S,...
Episode 7: Dyslexia
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
1 in 10 of us will have some form of Dyslexia. That includes Early Years educators. In this episode,...
Episode 6: Transition with Sue Asquith
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shána speaks with Early Childhood Consultant Sue Asquith about how to support children, families an...
Episode 5: Resilience with Samantha Jayasuriya
09 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam is an ex-headteacher turned Leadership Energy coach & trainer. She supports school leaders a...
Episode 4: "You Just Play All Day"
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Does this comment make your eye twitch? Perhaps you have said this to an EYFS teacher friend yoursel...
Episode 3: Snack Time
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We can all agree that snack time is a very important part of the day in early years, but how do you ...
Episode 2: Imaginary Friends
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Shána as she explores a study about imaginary friends. She also shares experiences of you, won...
Episode 1: To Topic or Not To Topic?
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shána looks at different types of planning approaches: topic-led and child-led/spontaneous planning...
Episode 0: Meet the Team!
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meet the voices behind the posts on Twinkl EYFS's social media! Your host Shána interviews her ...
Betsy Bytes Sneak Peek!
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Betsy, our honorary guest on each episode. Betsy is 3 and a half and provides her voice on beha...