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Here you will find tips and hints from our experts on all things childcare. From helping your child get a restful night's sleep to activities to do during the half-term right through to weaning advice, our new blog is the go-to place for all your questions.

Select one of the categories below or use the search bar to quickly find the articles that matter most to you.

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Featured Blogs

Top Tips for Potty Training
Child Development & Learning

Top Tips for Potty Training

Jenny Shaw, Busy Bees’ academic lead, shares her top tips for potty training and advice on how to successfully transition to using a potty. 

by Busy Bees 27/02/2026 5 min read

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Top Five Potty Training Books for Children

Top Five Potty Training Books for Children

by Busy Bees 27/02/2026 6 min read
How to Manage Parental Burnout

How to Manage Parental Burnout

by Busy Bees 24/02/2026 7 min read
5 Amazing Poetry Books for Children

5 Amazing Poetry Books for Children

by Busy Bees 23/02/2026 5 min read
How to Support Childrens Emotional Well-Being

How to Support Childrens Emotional Well-Being

by Busy Bees 19/02/2026 9 min read

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Gill Jones MBE

Gill Jones MBE

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Jenny Shaw

Jenny Shaw

Lead Academic
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Latest Blogs

<p>Meet Hayley Rawlinson who joined our Telford nursery in 2013 and has recently celebrated achieving her Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner qualification. </p>
Sustainability and Community

National Apprenticeship Week - Meet Hayley

Meet Hayley Rawlinson who joined our Telford nursery in 2013 and has recently celebrated achieving her Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner qualification. 

by Busy Bees

19/02/2026 6 min read

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<p>Today, we’re catching up with Hannah Jackson, our Level 3 Early Years Educator at our Birmingham Kings Heath nursery. Hannah has been motivated by the chance to make a positive impact on the children she cares for and becoming a role mo</p>
Sustainability and Community

National Apprenticeship Week - Meet Hannah

Today, we’re catching up with Hannah Jackson, our Level 3 Early Years Educator at our Birmingham Kings Heath nursery. Hannah has been motivated by the chance to make a positive impact on the children she cares for and becoming a role mo

by Busy Bees

19/02/2026 6 min read

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<p>Continuing our National Apprenticeship Week celebrations, we meet Mia Whinfield who has recently progressed to a Level 3 Early Years Educator at our Derby Silvertrees Nursery. </p>
Sustainability and Community

National Apprenticeship Week - Meet Mia

Continuing our National Apprenticeship Week celebrations, we meet Mia Whinfield who has recently progressed to a Level 3 Early Years Educator at our Derby Silvertrees Nursery. 

by Busy Bees

19/02/2026 6 min read

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