The Early Years Bottomless Brunch

The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their weekly look at the wide wide world of Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward cover the usual housekeeping, there is a sense of desperation at the Wheel Of Chance, and we have a very special (and forthright) guest auditioning to become a regular Expert on our panel! You'll also have to turn the volume up as Edward bodged the audio again. Sorry. Won't happen again.The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

It's another week and another episode of the Brunch, recorded live at Hopscotch HQ. Covering everything happening in the Early Years world every episode, the team from Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy make keeping up with the latest trends in the sector as fun as a night out with your besties!This week, Edward, Laura and Chris catch up with the latest both from their own busy lives but also what's happening in the sector, we have another brilliant EYFS Glow-Up, and the exciting return of the technical audio difficulties that plagued us before Christmas. Absolutely amateur stuff from Edward here.The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their regular sideye at all things Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward (well, mainly Edward) talk about big boy band news (we also cover the Early Years, don't worry); there are more SERIOUS WAYS TO BE A GREAT PRACTITIONER in the EYFS Glow Up, and the Wheel of Chance throws up one of the most hilarious segments yet!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their, *ahem*, weekly look at the wide wide world of Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward go deep into the latest changes mandated by our Robot Ofsted Overlords before taking you, dear listener, for your EYFS Glow Up! Finally, Edward spins the Wheel Of Chance to see what tricky tester the experts will face this week. And all with several bottles of booze!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

Edward, Laura and Chris are back with another deep dive into the bottomless pool of the Early Years! This week, we ask whether the US election means anything at all for Early Years, Laura gets to the heart of another key issue in Early Years Glow Up, and Chris comes up with jingles at inappropriate times. Get it in your ears!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their, ahem, weekly look at the wide wide world of Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward reveal where they've been since before Christmas, we hit only the freshest Early Years news, and it's back into the salon for your EYFS Glow Up! Finally, Edward spins the Wheel Of Chance to see what tricky tester the experts will face this week. And all with several bottles of booze!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

Edward, Laura and Chris are back with another deep dive into the bottomless pool of the Early Years! This week is the final time that you'll have to listen despite some audio issues (sorry, at least Edward's done his best to make the whole thing listenable-to), but we've got a packed podcast, as we have the longest What's Your Week on record, our experts almost get into a fight with Edward over ratios, and the Brunch Salon is open again for another EYFS Glow Up!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

Edward, Laura and Chris are back with another deep dive into the bottomless pool of the Early Years! This week, we're still dealing with some audio issues (sorry, at least Edward's done his best to make the whole thing listenable-to), but we've got a packed podcast, as Laura gives you a tune-up when it comes to complaints, Chris refreshes his vodka coke a record number of times and Edward necessarily bleeps out a LOT of content.The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

It's another week and another episode of the Brunch, recorded live at Hopscotch HQ. Covering everything happening in the Early Years world every episode, the team from Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy make keeping up with the latest trends in the sector as fun as a night out with your besties!This week, the team are beset by technical difficulties that make both Laura and Chris sound like they're broadcasting in a different town to Edward. But please persevere, it's worth it for the content...The EYBB is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy, the UK's premier source for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, accredited training, financial and business consultancy and startup & expansion planning.

The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their weekly look at the wide wide world of Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward give up and finally talk about the massive changes to inspections that are looming before taking you, dear listener, for your first ever EYFS Glow Up! Finally, Edward spins the Wheel Of Chance to see what tricky tester the experts will face this week. And all with several bottles of booze!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

We're back! After a well-earned summer break, Edward, Laura and Chris return to the Brunch Bar to catch up with everything Early Years.On our first episode of Season 2, we talk about a truly ludicrous summer before doing the bidding of our sales and marketing overlords to make everyone excited about NMC '24, before tackling a BRAND NEW SEGMENT of the show that has Laura and Chis in a tailspin!The EYBB is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy, the UK's premier source for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, accredited training, financial and business consultancy and startup & expansion planning.

It's Brunch o'clock again! The dream team of Edward, Chris and Laura are back for another slice of news, views, mirth and righteous anger, covering all things Early Years.There's definitely an end of term feel to the Brunch this week as we prepare for our school holidays break - but fear not, we've got Chris feeling particularly inspired, Laura reminiscing about a trip to Parliament, and Edward pining for the British summer.The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

Edward, Laura and Chris are back with another deep dive into the bottomless pool of the Early Years! This week, we're not mentioning the General Election at all, Laura comes in strong with a Top Five Worst Things Ever, and there's probably way too much about carpets.The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

It's another week and another episode of the Brunch, recorded live at Hopscotch HQ. Covering everything happening in the Early Years world every episode, the team from Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy make keeping up with the latest trends in the sector as fun as a night out with your besties!This week, the team tackle the rest of the political parties' Early Years policies just in time for the election, Chris tells a story so fresh that it's barely from the archives at all, and the team wrestle with a time-based Would You Rather?The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their weekly look at the wide wide world of Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward tackle party manifestos as the election race heats up, we hear how the Hopscotch team are fighting fires in every corner of the country and we have a very special (and forthright) guest who turns up half way through the episode!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

The Bottomless Brunch team get together again to give a bombastic side-eye to everything Early Years!This week, Laura, Chris and Edward get their teeth into the first chunk of election manifestos to work out what it means for the Early Years. They also discuss bribery and corruption (honestly, it's funnier than it sounds), and as always there's a devilish Would You Rather? question for the experts to tackle.The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

Edward, Laura and Chris reconvene around the Brunch table with a couple of bottles of fizz for your weekly dose of all things Early Years!This week, the gang came here for two things - to chew gum and kick ass. And they're all out of gum. Edward tries to inject some animal-based fun into proceedings, whilst Laura sheds some light on how Ofsted's brain works, and Chris goes deep undercover on the fringes of legality.The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

It's an X-Factor special here on the Brunch as Chris somehow transforms into Simon Cowell for a bit. Meanwhile, Edward and Laura try to keep the show on the road despite the fact that Laura spent last week on a hen do in Spain.We dip into a little General Election talk in News News News before Laura takes her turn to regale us with another classic Story From The Archives, and before we know it it's time to order an Uber home to bed to listen to The Frog Chorus (it'll make sense when you listen).The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

It's Brunch o'clock again! The dream team of Edward, Chris and Laura are back for another slice of news, views, mirth and righteous anger, covering all things Early Years.This week we've got auditions for a movie, some fairly serious political discussion and a joke about Mr Steven Mulhern, so I would say that we've covered all the bases. Settle in with a glass of what you fancy and join us for 40 minutes of fun!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

We're back! After an unscheduled two-week hiatus, the Brunch returns with all guns blazing to get you up to speed with everything happening at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy and of course in the wider world of early education.This week we've got a new customer offering something absolutely mindblowing for new mums, a story about possibly the oddest thing we've ever been asked to do as Early Years consultants, and Laura and Chris argue about whether books or films are better.The Early Years Bottomless Brunch is brought to you each week by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier source for pre- and post- Ofsted support, mock inspections, training and end to end startup and commercial advice.

Another week and another chance to check in with all things Early Years courtesy of the Brunch team!This week, the gang have gathered at Hopscotch HQ after a week where News News News has made us angry and sad, but we try to keep smiles on our faces with another cracking Story from the Archives from Chris and the first Would You Rather that the two experts agree on. So join Laura, Chris and Edward and pour yourself a glass of wine ready for another fascinating pod.The EYBB is brought to you each week by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy, the UK's premier source of mock Ofsted inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, Early Years training and startup, expansion and acquisition consultancy for your nursery business.

It's another week and another episode of the Brunch, recorded live at Hopscotch HQ. Covering everything happening in the Early Years world every episode, the team from Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy make keeping up with the latest trends in the sector as fun as a night out with your besties!This week, Edward and Laura make a brazen pitch for new consultants to come and join the family, Chris celebrates wins big and little, there's a story from the archive that starts off wrong and gets worse, and our experts answer another devilish poser from a listener.The EYBB is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy, the UK's premier source for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, accredited training, financial and business consultancy and startup & expansion planning.

After an unscheduled week off, the Hopscotch team is back together to catch up on all things Early Years! Edward tried to hold everything together amid a maelstrom of clutter, Laura gets extremely passionate about something that isn't wine, and Chris tells a story from the archives that makes us all cry happy tears!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier source for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, Early Years training and business & startup consultancy across the nation and worldwide. Whatever your nursery or school needs, we've got the expertise and the experience!

There's no such thing as an Easter break when it comes to the Brunch! Edward, Laura and Chris are back in the studio to podcast about everything happening in the world of Early Years (and quite a lot about food this week too).In this episode, we talk more about our Nursery Managers Conference, Chris gets angry at the prospect of more closures in the sector, and Laura has a spooky Story From The Archives that she probably should have saved for our Halloween episode.The Early Years Bottomless Brunch is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier source for pre- and post-Ofsted support, mock inspections, staff training and business commercial consulting for every Early Years provider and practitioner.

The Easter holidays may have started for schools and nurseries across the country, but our intrepid trio are still smashing out podcast content as well as travelling the country in search of the most memorable Early Years experiences!This week, Edward, Laura and Chris discuss withholding safeguarding judgements at inspection, Chris tells another story from deep in the Early Years trenches, and for the first time ever we might have agreement on Would You Rather!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier source for pre- and post-Ofsted support, mock inspections, staff training and business commercial consulting for every Early Years provider and practitioner.

Edward, Laura and Chris have somehow managed to be in the same place at the same time for a completely unplanned and unscripted episode this week. Listen along as Edward tries desperately to keep some kind of consistency and order in the Brunch while Laura and Chris are suffering some sort of hyper-exhaustion-caused delerium that actually results in quite a humorous get-together. Doctors recommend we never do this again, but in the words of Barry from Eastenders...WE'RE GONNA DO IT ANYWAY!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch is brought to you every week by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier provider of Early Years support, mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted consultancy, staff training, business startup advice and much much more!

The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their weekly look at the wide wide world of Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward tackle everything the DfE and Ofsted can throw at them, the Hopscotch team are fighting fires in every corner of the country and Chris has another tale of woe and misery from the archives.Luckily, Edward has something of a nice poser to finish off the episode for the gang to ponder!The EYBB is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy, the UK's premier source for pre- and post-Ofsted support, mock inspections, training and much much more.

It's time for a rare Sobercast here at the Brunch, as the team convene with mugs of tea rather than gallons of prosecco. That doesn't dampen the mood, however, as the mood has already been completely soaked by the worst combination of train cancellations and tough days in the field for both Laura and Chris.Nevertheless, Edward is here as the host with the most to raise spirits and ensure that there's the requisite quantities of mirth in the air - and the resulting show ends with everyone's happy faces back. We hope you enjoy!The EYBB is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy, the UK's premier providers of mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, staff training and business expansion and acquisition services across the Early Years!

It's a special week for the Brunch this episode, as not only do we go on tour for the first time, setting up camp in Chris's kitchen, but also welcome our first actual live guest onto the pod, in the form of educator and SEND expert Lyndsey. The guys grill her on all things SEND-related while Edward keeps the wine flowing.Also this week, we've got a story from deep inside Laura's vaults, and another devilish Would You Rather for the team to tackle. The Early Years Bottomless Brunch is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - your one-stop shop for everything Early Years, whether mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, staff training, expansion and acquisition and more!

Edward, Laura and Chris are back with another deep dive into the bottomless pool of the Early Years! This week, Laura has incredibly come prepared with three discussion pieces she found on Google, Chris relates a traumatic experience inspecting a nursery who preferred to cherry-pick which regulations that wanted to follow, and Edward tasks the two with another bizarre Would You Rather.The EYBB is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier source for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and business startup advice in the Early Years!

We're back after an enforced break of a week (Chris and Laura were just too busy south of Finland but north of Spain) with a fun-packed show taking in not only precisely ZERO scanning but an absolute ton of opinions on some major changes to the inspection process as well as our first ever non-Early Years-related Would You Rather?There's also quite a lot about toilets.The Brunch is brought to you every week by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier Early Years consultants for mock inspections, training, pre- and post-inspection support and much more! Contact the show - [email protected]

This week's pod starts with the best of intentions, but after we give the floor to Chris to give us an update on how his week's been, the entire format is turned on its head. Chris takes us on a harrowing - and yet hilarious - journey through a day in the life of a practitioner in 2024, which takes up approximately 80% of the episode, meaning Edward has to scramble to drop entire segments of the podcast, whilst Laura has no alternative but to open a second bottle of wine.This one's a doozy - we hope you enjoy it!

We're fully back in the swing of things as January rolls on - this week we try not to make Laura angry when talking about the status of Early Years inspections, the grand reveal of hardly any of the LA funding, and just general incompetence in the industry.Meanwhile, Chris tells a wonderful story from the archives that I still can't quite deal with mentally, and we set our experts possibly the most ACTUALLY SERIOUS Would You Rather so far!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch is brought to you each week by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier provider of mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and business consultancy for the Early Years.

Happy 2024 everybody! After a well-earned Christmas break (not because of the podcast, but because of the actual real work we do), Edward, Chris and Laura are back to continue the Early Years mirth into the New Year.This week the dynamic duo tell us all about their first joint-visit of the year, we discuss the latest news from the sector and there's an absolutely unmissable story from the archives - let's just say this is not what nursery pets should involve...

It's our Christmas special episode before we go off for a couple of weeks to recharge the batteries and definitely stay sober through the festive period!This week, Chris tells a story that will undoubtedly get signed up to be made into a major Disney Pixar motion picture, Edward apologises for last week's sobercast, and Laura tries to make scanning sound exciting.Leave us a review and a like on your podcast platform of choice, and get in touch with us at [email protected] if you'd like to have your say on anything we talk about during the Brunch!

Edward, Chris and Laura are feeling 50% festive, 50% completely destroyed by the unique demands of December in the Early Years!This week, we discuss some VERY EXCITING NEWS from Hopscotch HQ, and it's Laura's turn to tell another story from the archives. So tune in, uncork a bottle of something Christmassy, and laugh along with us!

Edward, Laura and Chris are back in the studio for the latest slice of news, views and giggles from the Early Years!This week we discuss writing and delivering training, there's some strong advice and the start of a discussion that will run and run around 30 hours funding, and Chris gives us a Top Of The Pops-style rundown of the craziest day he's had in years!Email the podcast - [email protected] and make sure to follow, like and subscribe (and leave a review!) on our social media. We love feedback!

Edward, Laura and Chris are back in the Brunch Bar for another episode! This week, Laura tells all about her grilling by Ofsted while Chris takes it back to basics as a room practitioner.The team discuss the latest news on Early Years funding and the minimum wage, before Laura tells us all a story from the archives with a spicy conclusion! Finally, the gang tackle another Would You Rather.Email eybb@hopscotchconsultancy with your questions and posers for the team!

Edward, Laura and Chris are back with more tales from the trenches in the Early Years, discussion on what's happening in the sector, sage advice on outstanding practice and hilarious stories that will make your jaw drop and your areas of learning tingle.This week we discuss navigating through WRNs, supporting a toddler room, the frankly ludicrous state of play regarding two-year funding, and most importantly, play another game of Would You Rather? It's also Chris's turn to bring a Story From The Archive in to show us, and boy, does he ever...

Edward, Laura and Chris are around the EYBB brunch table to welcome you to the funniest, most informative and life-affirming slice of the Early Years going! In this episode we tackle the dangers of a site visit to a new nursery, the challenges of recruiting staff without resorting to TikTok and when childminding goes BAD.We also discuss the latest changes to the EYFS and what's wrong with them. Oh yes, and there's a story about how a clown derailed a nursery's inspection.