Ensure your nursery, preschool, pre-school, daycare or early years setting starts every day safely, consistently and inspection-ready with this comprehensive Nursery Daily Opening Checklist. Designed for Nursery Managers, Deputy Managers, Room Leaders and Early Years Practitioners, this practical resource helps staff complete essential opening procedures, health and safety checks, safeguarding checks and environment preparation before children arrive. Perfect for supporting Ofsted readiness, maintaining high standards and creating clear accountability across your team. What’s Included? ✓ Daily Nursery Opening Checklist ✓ Building and Security Checks ✓ Fire Safety Checks ✓ Health and Safety Checks ✓ Staff Deployment and Ratio Checks ✓ Baby Area Safety Checks ✓ Learning Environment Preparation Checks ✓ EYFS Provision Checks ✓ Manager Sign-Off Section ✓ Printable A4 Format ✓ Ready to Use Immediately Ideal For: • Nurseries • Preschools • Pre-Schools • Early Years Settings • Day Nurseries • Childcare Providers • Nursery Managers • Deputy Managers • Room Leaders Why You’ll Love This Resource This checklist helps ensure that every room is safe, organised and ready for children each morning. It promotes consistency across staff teams, supports safeguarding responsibilities and provides valuable evidence of robust operational procedures. The document can be used as part of your daily routines, quality assurance systems, staff accountability processes and Ofsted preparation evidence. Supports: • EYFS Requirements • Health and Safety Compliance • Safeguarding Procedures • Daily Operational Management • Quality Assurance Systems • Ofsted Inspection Preparation • Staff Accountability Simply print, complete and file as evidence of your daily opening procedures. A professional, time-saving resource for busy early years leaders who want to maintain high standards every day.

Ensure your early years setting ends each day safely, consistently, and in line with EYFS and Ofsted expectations with this Nursery Closing Checklist. Designed for nursery managers, room leaders, and practitioners, this easy-to-follow resource helps maintain high standards of safeguarding, cleanliness, organisation, and accountability at the end of every session. Perfect for busy settings, this checklist supports staff in completing all essential closing tasks efficiently, reducing risk and ensuring nothing is missed during handover or end-of-day procedures. Ideal for: Nursery managers and leaders Early Years practitioners (EYFS settings) Childminders and wraparound care providers OFSTED preparation and compliance routines This resource helps create a consistent, professional closing routine that supports Outstanding practice standards, improves staff accountability, and ensures your setting is always audit-ready. Download, print, and use daily to bring structure, safety, and confidence to your end-of-day procedures. You’re using a less powerful model until your limit resets after 3:56 PM. Upgrade to get more access. Claim free offer

Maintain a safe, secure and inspection-ready learning environment with this comprehensive Nursery Room Safety Sweep Checklist. Designed specifically for Nursery Managers, Room Leaders, Early Years Practitioners and Preschool Staff, this practical checklist helps teams complete thorough daily room safety inspections, identify potential hazards and ensure children can learn and play in a safe environment. Perfect for supporting Ofsted readiness, safeguarding responsibilities, risk management and daily health and safety procedures. What’s Included? ✓ Comprehensive Room Safety Sweep Checklist ✓ Daily Environment Safety Inspection ✓ Health & Safety Monitoring Tool ✓ Furniture and Equipment Checks ✓ Electrical Safety Checks ✓ Resource and Toy Safety Checks ✓ Baby Area Safety Checks ✓ Safeguarding Environment Checks ✓ Toileting and Hygiene Checks ✓ Hazard Identification and Action Log ✓ Staff and Manager Sign-Off Sections ✓ Printable A4 Format ✓ Ready to Use Immediately Areas Covered Environment Safety • Floors and walkways • Trip hazards • Emergency exits • Room layout Furniture & Equipment • Stability checks • Damage inspections • Safe storage checks Resources & Toys • Broken toy identification • Age-appropriate resource checks • Choking hazard prevention Hygiene & Welfare • Toileting facilities • Handwashing stations • Nappy changing facilities Safeguarding • Visibility and supervision checks • Visitor access considerations • Safe learning environment monitoring Baby Area Safety • Sleep space checks • Cot safety checks • Feeding and changing area safety Ideal For • Nurseries • Preschools • Early Years Settings • Day Nurseries • Nursery Managers • Deputy Managers • Room Leaders • Early Years Practitioners • Childcare Providers Why You’ll Love This Resource This easy-to-use checklist helps staff quickly identify hazards before they become risks, ensuring a consistently safe environment for children, staff and visitors. It promotes accountability, supports robust safeguarding practices and provides valuable evidence of ongoing health and safety monitoring during inspections. Use daily, weekly or as part of your nursery’s wider quality assurance systems. Supports • EYFS Requirements • Ofsted Inspection Preparation • Safeguarding Compliance • Health & Safety Procedures • Risk Assessment Processes • Quality Assurance Systems • Continuous Improvement Planning Simply print, complete and file as evidence of your nursery’s commitment to maintaining a safe, high-quality learning environment every day. A must-have operational resource for every early years setting.

Achieve inspection confidence with this comprehensive Outstanding Ofsted Inspection Toolkit designed specifically for nursery and EYFS settings caring for children aged 0–5 years. This professional leadership and compliance bundle has been created to help nursery managers, owners, deputies, room leaders, and early years practitioners prepare for Ofsted inspections while embedding outstanding practice across the whole setting. Packed with practical audits, templates, action plans, and organisational systems, this toolkit supports continuous improvement and helps save valuable leadership time. Perfect for: Nursery managers Day nurseries Preschool settings Baby rooms Early Years leaders Ofsted preparation Quality assurance New leadership teams INCLUDED IN THIS TOOLKIT: Essential Inspection Documents Stautory Compliance Audit Staff Knowledge Checks RAG-Rated Compliance Audit Evidence Folder Index Staff Interview Questions and Answers Leadership Questions and Model Responses Learning Walk Checklist Parent Partnership Evidence Checklist Curriculum and Quality of Education Audit Safeguarding Audit SEND Audit Health and Safety Audit Mock Inspection Timetable Annual Inspection Readiness Calendar

Strengthen safeguarding practice and prepare confidently for inspection with this comprehensive Safeguarding Audit Toolkit designed for nursery and early years settings caring for children aged 0 to 5 years. This professional safeguarding compliance pack supports nursery managers, deputies, room leaders, and early years practitioners in embedding a strong culture of safeguarding across the whole setting. Created to support inspection readiness, safer recruitment, staff knowledge, child protection procedures, and ongoing quality assurance, this toolkit helps ensure safeguarding remains robust and inspection-ready at all times. Perfect for: Nursery managers Safeguarding and Deputy Safeguarding Leads Preschool settings Day nurseries Baby rooms Leadership teams Safeguarding monitoring Inspection preparation SUITABLE FOR Private day nurseries Preschool settings Baby rooms Nursery schools Early Years settings caring for ages 0 to 5 years PLEASE NOTE This is a digital download only. No physical item will be shipped. Resources are intended for personal or setting use only and may not be resold, redistributed, or shared commercially.