Early Years Action Planning Toolkit

The Sustainable Improvement Action Planner

This workbook has been designed to help leaders move from diagnosis to action.
Rather than creating lengthy action plans that quickly lose momentum, this resource supports leaders to explore evidence, identify root causes, select priorities and develop realistic actions that can be embedded into daily practice.

The workbook includes:
• Evidence review tools
• Root cause exploration activities
• Five Whys analysis
• Stakeholder mapping
• Priority selection activities
• Action planning templates
• Success measure tools
• 30, 60 and 90-day review frameworks
• Sustainability checks

Suitable for:
• Nursery managers
• Deputy managers
• Leadership teams
• Quality improvement leads

Can be used independently or alongside the Early Years Quality Improvement Diagnostic Toolkit.