Safer Sleep Practitioner Toolkit - EYFS 2026

Make safer-sleep expectations easier to brief, record and review across your early years setting.

This practical 22-page toolkit brings current England-focused safer-sleep prompts together with editable records, staff checks and leadership audit pages. It is designed for nurseries, pre-schools, childminders and other EYFS providers supporting children who sleep while in their care.

INCLUDED
• Start-here guide and suggested workflow
• EYFS safer-sleep statutory snapshot
• Safer-sleep essentials quick reference
• Daily sleep-space setup check
• Individual sleep information and sleep plan
• Family conversation and arrival/change handover records
• Settling record and sleep check log
• Supervision and monitoring arrangements
• Temperature, clothing and bedding check
• Cot, mattress and equipment check
• Travel and return-to-setting sleep check
• Safer-sleep risk assessment
• Concern, escalation and emergency follow-up records
• Staff briefing and knowledge check
• Policy review
• Manager audit and action plan
• Sources, version and review log

YOU WILL RECEIVE
• One print-ready 22-page A4 PDF
• One fully editable Word version
• Both files supplied together in one ZIP download

WHY PRACTITIONERS MAY FIND IT USEFUL
• Clear prompts reduce the need to build forms from scratch
• Editable pages can be adapted to local procedures and individual children
• Print-friendly layouts support everyday recording, supervision and review
• Staff and leadership pages help turn guidance into consistent practice

CURRENT PRACTICE NOTE
The guidance prompts were checked on 24 August 2026 against the EYFS statutory frameworks effective from 1 September 2026, the Department for Education safer-sleep page, NHS safer-sleep information, The Lullaby Trust and government product-safety information.

This resource supports settings to organise and evidence their own arrangements. It is not legal or medical advice, does not replace professional training, manufacturer guidance or local procedures, and cannot guarantee compliance, inspection outcomes or the prevention of SIDS/SUDC. Providers remain responsible for checking current requirements and applying them to each child and setting.