Awake Early Years Consultancy Ltd[Recruitment, Training & Development, Consulting]Fluent in Education and Childcare
Awake Early Years Consultancy Ltd[Recruitment, Training & Development, Consulting]Fluent in Education and Childcare
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Raising the Standards
of Early Years Practice

Consultancy, recruitment, training, and development support for nurseries, pre-schools, early learning centres, and childcare organisations.

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Five-step pathway: Set Up and Business Development, Recruitment, Team Development, Regulatory Ofsted Readiness, and Nursery Growth.

Awake membership

Join Awake membership today.

Membership brings Awake's support for childminders and day nurseries together in one member portal. See what's included for your type of setting and join online in a few steps.

Childminders

Membership for just £199 a year

What you get

  • Awake Health Check: a form to health check your provision and create an improvement (action) plan
  • Downloadable resources, available only in the members' area
  • An integrated AI assistant to help you write policies whenever you need them
  • A set of policies to download and edit to suit your circumstances
  • Ask the Awake Man: a members' community to put your questions to Awake
  • A monthly newsletter
  • EYFS updates: new issues published straight to members
  • A free one-hour webinar on relevant early years topics, and the chance to suggest a topic
  • A direct link to request a consultancy task
  • Access to future training as soon as it is published
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Day nurseries

Membership for just £249 a year

What you get

  • Awake Health Check: a form to health check your provision and create an improvement (action) plan
  • Downloadable resources, available only in the members' area
  • An integrated AI assistant to help you write policies whenever you need them
  • A set of day nursery policies to download and edit to suit your circumstances
  • Ask the Awake Man: a members' community to put your questions to Awake
  • A monthly newsletter
  • EYFS updates: new issues published straight to members
  • A free one-hour webinar on relevant early years topics, and the chance to suggest a topic
  • A direct link to request a consultancy task
  • Access to future training as soon as it is published
Join now
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Our services

Specialist support across the life of your setting.

From an independent nursery preparing for inspection to an international organisation implementing the EYFS, every engagement starts with a clear understanding of the setting.

Discuss your requirements
Early Years Consultancy
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Early Years Consultancy

Practical, setting-specific guidance to strengthen provision, leadership and outcomes.

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Recruitment Support
02

Recruitment Support

Focused support to attract, assess and appoint capable early years practitioners.

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Practitioner Training & Development
03

Practitioner Training & Development

Relevant development programmes that build confidence, consistency and practice.

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Ofsted Preparation & Mock Inspections
04

Ofsted Preparation & Mock Inspections

Clear preparation, realistic review and improvement support ahead of inspection.

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Nursery Business & Financial Support
05

Nursery Business & Financial Support

Operational and commercial advice for sustainable, well-managed childcare settings.

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International EYFS Consultancy
06

International EYFS Consultancy

English early years framework expertise for international education partners.

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Startup Support
07

Startup Support

Structured guidance for planning, opening and establishing a new childcare setting.

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Acquisition & Integration Support
08

Acquisition & Integration Support

Due diligence, transition and post-acquisition support for nursery owners and groups.

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Nominated Person & Specialist Consultancy
09

Nominated Person & Specialist Consultancy

Experienced Nominated Person and consultancy support to establish a setting in England.

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Why Awake

Professional challenge. Practical support.

Consultancy works best when advice is credible, clear and usable. Awake combines sector understanding with a measured, hands-on approach to improvement.

Better standards are built through stronger everyday decisions, not inspection-day performance.
Early Years Nursery Consultancy
Proven QualityEYFS Standards
Hands-on early years sector experience
Support for nurseries, pre-schools and childcare providers
Practical advice grounded in proven childcare practice
Quality improvement and Ofsted readiness support
Recruitment and staff development solutions
Tailored consultancy for each setting
UK and international early years expertise

Ofsted & quality improvement

Ofsted readiness, built on stronger everyday practice.

We help providers see their setting clearly, address weaknesses with confidence and establish the habits that support sustained quality.

Discuss Ofsted support
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ReviewEstablish the evidence
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PrioritiseFocus the next actions
3
StrengthenEmbed better practice
4
SustainMaintain clear oversight

Quality audits & reviews

A clear, evidence-led view of current practice, priorities and risk.

Mock Ofsted inspections

A realistic inspection-style review with practical, prioritised feedback.

Compliance & statutory guidance

Support to interpret requirements and embed them consistently.

Crisis management support

Calm, focused guidance when a setting needs to respond quickly.

Improvement planning

A usable plan that turns findings into owned actions and measurable progress.

Leadership & management support

Coaching and challenge for leaders responsible for quality and culture.

Training & development

Build confident teams and capable leaders.

Relevant early years training should improve what practitioners do next. Programmes are shaped around real responsibilities, current priorities and the confidence your team needs.

Plan team development
Development pathwaysDesigned around your team
01Staff development programmes
02Early years training support
03Leadership coaching
04Online private mentoring
05EYFS-focused development
06Continuous professional development for childcare teams

Early years recruitment

The right pathway, whichever side of recruitment you are on.

Awake supports childcare employers looking for capable practitioners and candidates ready for their next early years opportunity.

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For employers

  • Find qualified early years practitioners
  • Add job listings
  • Recruitment support for nurseries and childcare providers
Discuss your vacancy
02

For candidates

  • Register your CV
  • Find early years jobs
  • Access training and development opportunities
Register your interest

Professional learning events

Learn - Explore - Debate

Events focused on supporting early years settings to implement the revised Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS).

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Learn - Explore - Debate: EYFS event 01

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Learn - Explore - Debate: EYFS event 02

International consultancy

English early years expertise, applied internationally.

For education organisations implementing the English EYFS framework, developing a nursery proposition or entering the UK childcare market.

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International early years education consulting
Global StandardsEYFS Framework
EYFS implementation support
UK childcare market entry guidance
Regulatory support
International nursery setup advice
Early education research support
Partnership and training support

Service fees

A clear scope for every engagement.

Fees reflect the setting, the work required and the level of support involved. You will receive a clear proposal before work begins.

No hidden retainers. No one-size-fits-all packages.

ServiceFee basisScope
Observational visits and quality auditsFixed scope

Fee confirmed around setting size, location and review depth.

Mystery shoppingQuote-based

A discreet review designed around agreed service standards.

Guest lecturing and tutoringQuote-based

Single sessions, workshops or longer teaching programmes.

Post-acquisition integrationTailored proposal

Structured support across people, practice and operations.

Early years market analysisTailored proposal

Research shaped around a specific market or investment decision.

Bespoke childcare consultancyScoped engagement

A defined programme for complex or multi-setting requirements.

Members' resource library

Practical insight for early years leaders.

A growing resource library for providers who want clear thinking on quality, people, curriculum and sustainable nursery operations — included with Awake membership and available in the member portal.

See what membership includes
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Curriculum

Early Years Curriculum

Practical thinking on curriculum intent, implementation and impact.

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Inspection

Early Years Inspections

Clear guidance for inspection readiness and confident leadership.

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EYFS

EYFS Guidance

Useful interpretation of the framework for everyday practice.

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Business

Nursery Business Support

Operations, performance and planning for sustainable settings.

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People

Recruitment Insights

Ideas for attracting, selecting and retaining strong practitioners.

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Development

Training Articles

Professional development topics for practitioners and leaders.

Client experiences

What people say about Awake.

Feedback from childcare providers and practitioners who have used Awake’s training, resources and professional support.

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I love being part of Awake Early Years

I have been using this website for a year and it is so helpful. It has lots of training opportunities and information, which has been helpful for reorganising my business. I would highly recommend this site to any childcare providers as most of the information we need is highlighted here.
Awake Early Years memberChildcare provider

The training experience

Quick service and very trustworthy and very friendly. I could not be happier with my result without them.
Ebele Gloria IkegbunamTraining client

Very helpful

The training was helpful as it gives us insight into how to deliver activities during joint observations (inspections).
Early years practitionerTraining participant

Contact Awake

Let's strengthen your setting.

Tell us what you are working through, where you want to improve and the kind of support you need. We will help you identify a clear, practical next step.

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