The Early Years Bottomless Brunch

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Mar 2025

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The podcast for every hard-working, dedicated, professional Early Years practitioner who knows that by Wednesday all they crave is an afternoon of prosecco and yummy nibbles with their friends! The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy trade their best war stories, discuss everything happening in the sector and offer advice for the REAL problems that you face every day in nurseries and schools!

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March 26, 2025Episode 1137 min

Episode #40: He's Your Son, I'm Your Mid-Life Crisis

The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their weekly look at the wide wide world of Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward cover the usual housekeeping, there is a sense of desperation at the Wheel Of Chance, and we have a very special (and forthright) guest auditioning to become a regular Expert on our panel! You'll also have to turn the volume up as Edward bodged the audio again. Sorry. Won't happen again.The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

March 19, 2025Episode 1040 min

Episode #39: We've Got Toothpaste, Do We Not Need Dentists?

It's another week and another episode of the Brunch, recorded live at Hopscotch HQ. Covering everything happening in the Early Years world every episode, the team from Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy make keeping up with the latest trends in the sector as fun as a night out with your besties!This week, Edward, Laura and Chris catch up with the latest both from their own busy lives but also what's happening in the sector, we have another brilliant EYFS Glow-Up, and the exciting return of the technical audio difficulties that plagued us before Christmas. Absolutely amateur stuff from Edward here.The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

March 12, 2025Episode 938 min

Episode #38: The Ofsted Report Card - A Nod To Nandos?

The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their regular sideye at all things Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward (well, mainly Edward) talk about big boy band news (we also cover the Early Years, don't worry); there are more SERIOUS WAYS TO BE A GREAT PRACTITIONER in the EYFS Glow Up, and the Wheel of Chance throws up one of the most hilarious segments yet!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

March 5, 2025Episode 838 min

Episode #37: A Sex Shop & A Sofa Fart

The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their, *ahem*, weekly look at the wide wide world of Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward go deep into the latest changes mandated by our Robot Ofsted Overlords before taking you, dear listener, for your EYFS Glow Up! Finally, Edward spins the Wheel Of Chance to see what tricky tester the experts will face this week. And all with several bottles of booze!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

February 5, 2025Episode 738 min

Episode #36: That's Because They've All Been Buying Biscuits For The Staff Room

Edward, Laura and Chris are back with another deep dive into the bottomless pool of the Early Years! This week, we ask whether the US election means anything at all for Early Years, Laura gets to the heart of another key issue in Early Years Glow Up, and Chris comes up with jingles at inappropriate times. Get it in your ears!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

January 29, 2025Episode 632 min

Episode #35: Twit Twatters

The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their, ahem, weekly look at the wide wide world of Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward reveal where they've been since before Christmas, we hit only the freshest Early Years news, and it's back into the salon for your EYFS Glow Up! Finally, Edward spins the Wheel Of Chance to see what tricky tester the experts will face this week. And all with several bottles of booze!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

November 6, 2024Episode 540 min

Episode #34: There's A Whale In The Corner

Edward, Laura and Chris are back with another deep dive into the bottomless pool of the Early Years! This week is the final time that you'll have to listen despite some audio issues (sorry, at least Edward's done his best to make the whole thing listenable-to), but we've got a packed podcast, as we have the longest What's Your Week on record, our experts almost get into a fight with Edward over ratios, and the Brunch Salon is open again for another EYFS Glow Up!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

October 30, 2024Episode 433 min

Episode #33: TITLE HAS BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PRIVACY

Edward, Laura and Chris are back with another deep dive into the bottomless pool of the Early Years! This week, we're still dealing with some audio issues (sorry, at least Edward's done his best to make the whole thing listenable-to), but we've got a packed podcast, as Laura gives you a tune-up when it comes to complaints, Chris refreshes his vodka coke a record number of times and Edward necessarily bleeps out a LOT of content.The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.

October 22, 2024Episode 328 min

Episode #32: Not All The Segments Are Gonna Work

It's another week and another episode of the Brunch, recorded live at Hopscotch HQ. Covering everything happening in the Early Years world every episode, the team from Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy make keeping up with the latest trends in the sector as fun as a night out with your besties!This week, the team are beset by technical difficulties that make both Laura and Chris sound like they're broadcasting in a different town to Edward. But please persevere, it's worth it for the content...The EYBB is brought to you by Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy, the UK's premier source for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, accredited training, financial and business consultancy and startup & expansion planning.

September 18, 2024Episode 240 min

Episode #31: I Just Jingled The Ass Out Of This

The team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy are back for their weekly look at the wide wide world of Early Years! This week, Laura, Chris and Edward give up and finally talk about the massive changes to inspections that are looming before taking you, dear listener, for your first ever EYFS Glow Up! Finally, Edward spins the Wheel Of Chance to see what tricky tester the experts will face this week. And all with several bottles of booze!The Early Years Bottomless Brunch podcast is brought to you by the team at Hopscotch Early Years Consultancy - the UK's premier destination for mock inspections, pre- and post-Ofsted support, training and commercial and startup advice for all Early Years providers.