Early Years Circle
The community layer of EYclue membership. Members get the full toolkit — evidence log, monthly wins, funding records — plus a place to share practice and solve problems with other managers. One membership, both halves.
Why join the Circle?
Leading a setting can be isolating. The Circle gives you a regular rhythm — one leadership theme a month, with prompts you can take straight into a team meeting — and a room of people who run settings like yours, so you are not solving the same problems alone.
What happens in the Circle
Monthly leadership theme
One focus each month — curriculum intent, safeguarding culture, funding impact — with prompts you can take straight into a team meeting.
Share what worked
Leaders post a win, a walkthrough note or a template that made a difference, so nobody rebuilds the same thing twice.
Ask the room
Bring a real problem — staffing, parent partnership, an inspection worry — and get answers from people running settings like yours.
Reflect together
Talk through what children are learning, what your existing records show and what you might change next.
What members get
Every EYclue membership includes both the toolkit and the Circle.
The full EYclue toolkit
The evidence log, monthly wins board and funding records (EYPP & disadvantage) — build entries, save them to your account and download any time.
The Circle community
Monthly leadership themes, peer discussion and shared practice from other managers and leaders — included with every membership, no extra charge.
Monthly reflections that stick
Structured prompts for genuine monthly progress — what is better for children than last month and how you know.
Save, edit and download
Your work is saved to your account, so you can build records over time and print or download whenever you need them.
What it costs
Individual membership
£6.99 / month
One person: the full toolkit plus the Circle. Cancel any time.
7-day pass
£8.99 one payment
A full week of toolkit access, no recurring charge. Circle themes are read-along during your pass.
Whole-setting licence
£39–£49 / month
Up to 10 members £39/month; 15–20 members £49/month. Everyone gets their own login, and the whole team joins the Circle.
Running several settings or need more than 20 seats? Get in touch for a tailored licence.
Who it is for
Nursery managers, deputies, childminders with teams, room leaders stepping up and anyone accountable for the quality of education and the welfare of children in a setting. Practitioners are welcome too — the tools are shared.
Not a member yet? Add your email below and we will tell you when each monthly theme opens.