Find the right EYFS support for your setting
Practical EYFS support for nurseries, schools, Reception classes, childminders and early years leaders.
Whether you need wider consultancy, training and improvement support, or a shorter conversation to talk through a specific question, Serena Caine can help you choose the right next step.
Not sure where to start?
Use this page to decide whether wider EYFS consultancy, training or improvement support is right for you, or whether a shorter EYFS Surgery session would be enough.
- Wider support for your setting
- Focused advice on a specific question
- Help choosing the right next step
EYFS support when you need clarity, confidence and practical next steps
Early years settings are busy places. Sometimes you need detailed support with curriculum, leadership, provision, assessment, Ofsted preparation or staff development. At other times, you simply need an experienced professional to help you think through a question, concern or decision.
EYFS Support with Serena helps you find the most suitable route.
Serena Caine offers two types of EYFS support: wider consultancy and training for settings that need review, CPD or improvement support, and shorter EYFS Surgery sessions for focused online advice around a specific issue or question.
What kind of EYFS support do you need?
I need EYFS consultancy, training or improvement support
This may be the best route if you are looking for broader support across your EYFS provision.
- Reviewing EYFS provision
- Strengthening curriculum and pedagogy
- Preparing for Ofsted
- Supporting a new EYFS leader
- Developing staff confidence
- Improving assessment and moderation
- Planning CPD or leadership coaching
I need a short EYFS advice session
This may be the best route if you have a specific question, concern or idea you would like to talk through.
EYFS Surgery sessions are designed to give you focused professional advice without needing to arrange a full consultancy visit.
- Advice on a current EYFS issue
- Sense-checking provision or planning
- Talking through routines, curriculum or assessment
- Preparing for a conversation or inspection
- Discussing leadership questions
- Getting reassurance before deciding what to do next
Common EYFS support topics
Serena can support schools, nurseries, childminders and early years leaders with a wide range of EYFS priorities.
EYFS curriculum and pedagogy
Support with designing, refining and implementing an ambitious EYFS curriculum that reflects your children, context and setting priorities.
EYFS provision and environment
Practical guidance on learning environments, routines, independence, language, adult interaction, inclusion and the quality of children’s daily experience.
EYFS leadership and improvement
Support for EYFS leaders, senior leaders and nursery managers who want to evaluate provision, identify priorities and build a clear improvement plan.
Ofsted preparation
Calm, practical support to help you prepare for inspection, with clear guidance on evaluation areas, what inspectors look for, and how settings are graded.
Assessment, moderation and EYFSP
Support with formative and summative assessment, observation-led assessment, professional judgement, EYFSP moderation, and transition into Year 1.
Staff confidence and CPD
Bespoke training and coaching to help practitioners understand what high-quality EYFS practice looks like and how to deliver it consistently.
Not sure which route is right?
You do not need to know exactly what support you need before getting in touch.
If your question is focused and you mainly want to talk something through, an EYFS Surgery session may be enough.
If your setting needs wider review, training, leadership support or improvement planning, EYFS consultancy may be more suitable.
Either way, Serena can help you decide the most appropriate next step.
About Serena Caine
Serena Caine is an experienced EYFS consultant and trainer with over 30 years’ experience in nursery and primary education, including leadership, teaching, consultancy, moderation, training and school improvement.
Her work is practical, professional and rooted in the realities of early years practice. Serena supports schools, nurseries, childminders and early years leaders with clear guidance, supportive challenge and realistic next steps.
Whether you need a detailed review of EYFS provision or a shorter conversation to think through a specific concern, Serena’s support is designed to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
FAQs
EYFS Support with Serena is a signposting page to help you choose the most suitable route. If you need wider consultancy, training or school improvement support, you will be directed to the EYFS Consultant page. If you need a shorter focused advice session, you will be directed to the EYFS Surgery page.
Consultancy is usually more detailed and may involve reviews, training, coaching, improvement planning or ongoing support. An EYFS Surgery session is a shorter conversation designed to help you talk through a specific issue, question or concern.
EYFS support is suitable for headteachers, senior leaders, EYFS leaders, nursery managers, room leaders, Reception teachers, practitioners, childminders and early years settings.
Yes. If you are unsure whether you need consultancy or a shorter advice session, you can contact Serena with a brief outline of your situation and she can advise on the most suitable route.
Fees are confirmed directly depending on the type of support needed. This allows Serena to recommend the most appropriate route based on your enquiry.
Ready to find the right EYFS support?
Whether you need consultancy, training, a provision review, Ofsted preparation or a shorter professional sounding board, Serena can help you identify the right next step.