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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February 18, 2025

From chaos to confidence: Guiding teachers through behavior challenges

February 13, 2025

Save time hiring qualified childcare staff with AI

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

The top 10 violations recorded in Texas childcare centers last year

Childcare staff retention and hiring tips

February 8, 2024

Want to avoid burnout in childcare? Here’s how childcare software can help.

See all posts in Leadership

How to host an unforgettable preschool open house

October 30, 2024

How to address preschool tuition increases with parents

Meeting your childcare’s parent communication requirements

Childcare newsletters: How to stand out in families’ inboxes

February 23, 2024

Remove our own bias from behavior guidance

November 21, 2023

Effective communication with parents and carers

See all posts in Positive relationships

February 25, 2025

Prerna Richards: How to turn your stress into joy

September 10, 2024

15 things you’ll only know if you work in early childhood education

Any child can wear a princess dress

No stress communication with dual language learners and their families

Helping young multilingual learners feel welcome

Dr. Jessica Gomez on early childhood mental health

See all posts in Inclusion & wellbeing

The power of repetition for child development

January 9, 2025

Famly’s 5 principles of building with AI

October 3, 2024

Re-examining milestones for speech and language development

October 1, 2024

Let's talk about screen time in early childhood

September 30, 2024

How to talk to children about politics

September 20, 2024

Are coloring sheets bad for early development?

See all posts in Theory & practice

November 18, 2024

Preschool activities for social emotional development

October 4, 2024

10 rainy day activities for preschoolers

August 15, 2024

Creating a warm and welcoming preschool classroom

August 12, 2024

Preparing for your preschool's back to school event

August 11, 2024

Simple activities for the first day of preschool

Fun preschool circle time activities

See all posts in Teaching & learning

August 13, 2024

Stress-free data collection in early childhood education

Leveraging childcare automation to reduce stress

Improving your Texas Rising Star star level with a childcare management software

How to create a childcare center budget plan

Preparing for preschool parent-teacher conferences

Progress reports in early childhood education

See all posts in Business development

November 21, 2024

Why tech-skeptic directors love Famly

November 1, 2024

Customer success story: Famly’s parent engagement was the missing piece

October 9, 2024

Customer Success Story: Angel Land Preschool on Famly’s 5-star customer support

Famly customer feature: The benefits of childcare management software

December 21, 2023

Customer Story video: Reynolda Preschool

October 26, 2023

Kris Murray's candid conversation with Famly: Insights into early childhood education

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WATCH AND LISTEN

Famly Sessions

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

Why don't Early Years staff believe in themselves?

Lewis Fogarty explains how focusing on “professional confidence” will bring out the very best of your staff in the Early Years sector.

Impactful music activities in the Early Years

Tasha Bretten explains why music can have a hugely positive impact on children’s development in line with neuroscience evidence.

Starting a play-based revolution in early childhood

Rae Pica explains the 4 'myths' that have pushed ECE away from play-based, creative learning, and how this shift has affected children and early educators.

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Guides

From Ofsted to getting outdoors, find guides on everything Early Years here

Business development

Free template: Staff handbook for childcare providers

Staff Handbooks are time-consuming and tedious, but they are essential for creating a cohesive and collaborative early childhood team. We've helped save you time with this free downloadable and editable template.

Theory and practice

Free guide: How can AI help early childhood education

We cover everything from what is AI, to its strength and weaknesses and specific ways that you can use AI to transform your childcare business and quality of care.

Business development

Free checklist: The ultimate tax guide for childcare businesses

Helping make tax filing less of a headache for childcare businesses. Here's a basic overview of all the things tax related to help you conquer this tax season.

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