The Complete Safe Sleep & Screen Time Toolkit

Safe Sleep & Screen Time Support Pack for Early Years Providers Recent updates around safer sleep and screen time for under-fives have created a lot of discussion across the early years sector - and for many providers, a lot of uncertainty too. With so many changes, new expectations and ongoing pressures, it can feel difficult to know what actually matters most, what needs reviewing now, and how any changes can realistically be put into place within a busy setting. That is exactly why I created this pack. This is not about overcomplicating things or adding more to your workload. It is about offering clarity, reassurance and practical support. I have taken the time to read through the official guidance and current requirements, then carefully considered what these updates may mean in real early years settings - including childminders, nurseries, preschools and smaller provisions where staffing, routines and space can look very different. As someone who understands how early years settings work in real life, I have thought carefully about how these changes can be implemented in ways that are sensible, manageable and genuinely helpful. Because while further clarification may still be needed in some areas, especially for childminders working alone or in smaller home-based environments, it is important that providers feel informed now - particularly when changes relate to children’s safety and wellbeing. This Pack Has Been Created To Help You: ✔ Understand the current safer sleep and screen time expectations more clearly ✔ Feel reassured about what you may already be doing well ✔ Identify any practical changes worth reviewing ✔ Save time creating resources and letters yourself ✔ Feel more confident discussing your approach with parents or Ofsted ✔ Respond calmly and professionally to ongoing sector changes What’s Included in the Pack Printed & Bound Practical Guide (44 Pages) A clear, easy-to-read guide designed for busy providers, including: ✔ What the new safer sleep guidance means in practice ✔ What the screen time guidance means for settings ✔ Real-life implementation ideas for childminders, nurseries and preschools ✔ Small setting / limited space considerations ✔ How to confidently discuss these updates during inspection ✔ Parent partnership advice and wording support ✔ Staff consistency guidance ✔ Policy update wording snippets you can adapt ✔ Audit and action planning support ✔ Calm, realistic next steps without overwhelm Printed Resources Included ✔ 2 x A4 Display Posters Printed on 250gsm premium card and gloss laminated Safe Sleep in Our Setting Poster Screen Time in Our Setting Poster ✔ 6 x Parent Letters – Safer Sleep Ready-to-use letters covering key safer sleep communication points ✔ 6 x Parent Letters – Screen Time Professional, supportive letters explaining your setting approach ✔ Safe Sleep & Screen Time Audit Tool Printed setting review tool to help you feel organised and inspection ready ✔ Staff Briefing Document Printed briefing sheet to help staff feel clear, confident and consistent My Aim To support early years providers as helpfully as I can. Not to create panic. Not to add pressure. Not to overcomplicate. Just practical support, rooted in current guidance and real early years experience, to help you feel clear, confident and ready.