What happens when play disappears? For some children, the move from Reception to Year 1 can feel like a dramatic shift. Could fewer opportunities for play be part of that? 💭 Are we giving children enough choice? 🎧 Listen: https://ow.ly/jzbj50ZymyO

New term, new starters, one less thing to have to keep chasing. Get Tapestry Pay set up before term starts and parents can settle invoices by card, Google/Apple Pay, bank transfer, or Tax-Free Childcare, all from within the app. Find out more👉 https://support.tapestry.info/tapestry-pay/

What if play could be part of how we teach beyond the early years? Could playful learning help children connect the curriculum to real, meaningful experiences? 💭 Where could play have a bigger role? 💭 What might children understand differently through play? 🎧 Listen: https://ow.ly/7t0650ZymuG

What can children tell us through play? Play gives children a safe space to explore emotions and make sense of the world around them. Becky Hoare explores why play matters for emotional wellbeing, and what educators can learn by watching and listening. 🎧 Listen: https://ow.ly/xPSN50Zymq1

As children get older, play can gradually become less visible in their learning. But is that because children no longer need it? Or because we stop making space for it… Listen to the full conversation👉 https://ow.ly/2ONK50Zymmy

Funded hours plus parent payments equals two income streams on one set of books 📊 Tapestry now exports straight into Funding Loop, Xero and QuickBooks - reconciling in a few clicks! We've written a full guide to help you get everything together with Tapestry: https://ow.ly/obGA50Zw2fG

Payments are just the beginning 🪙 Tapestry Pay helps simplify your finances with compatible exports for Xero, QuickBooks and Funding Loop. Less admin. More time back for your team.

Get ready for the end of the academic year with our new interactive checklists! Simply download your PDF copy, and tick things off as you go👇 https://support.tapestry.info/year-checklists

🌱 School readiness is about more than letters and numbers. It’s about building confidence, independence and emotional security. Find out what school readiness really means and how early years settings can support every child’s journey. Read more 👉 https://ow.ly/kupH50ZmjwC

Some of the biggest high street names will donate to your setting or school if you join our partner, easyfundraising.org.uk. Join today to receive free cashback when your setting community shops online: https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/tapestry/

Join online for the launch of the 2026 edition of Birth to 5 Matters! The Early Years Coalition will be launching the second edition of the Bto5 Matters guidance on Wednesday 15th July, 7-8pm. Sign up and attend via the link below👇 https://ow.ly/SVbN50ZmSLV

💭 What happens if we stop chasing outcomes? Have you listened yet?👇 https://ow.ly/24st50ZkCT8

🌿 What changes when learning moves beyond four walls? Listen now🎧 https://ow.ly/hKCr50ZkCm9

Here is what happens when children take the lead and educators step back✨ Full podcast available to listen and watch now🎧 https://ow.ly/gsLJ50ZkC6Y

Thought we'd run out of ways to make Tapestry even more useful? 👀 Meet the new Account Management feature. A simple new way to take control of your subscription and manage it with ease. See how it works 👉https://tinyurl.com/3rvthfvw

🎉 Wonde integration now live! Connect your school’s MIS - such as Arbor, Bromcom, and SIMS - directly to Tapestry and easily keep your children’s and relatives’ data synchronised without the manual headache! Find out more about the integration 👉https://ow.ly/IH8o50ZebPJ

💊 Introducing Accidents & Medication! Log medication, incidents and accidents in your setting or at home, all in one place. Get forms digitally signed by parents on their own device when needed 📱 Use it with Care Diary or as a standalone feature for older children 👉 https://tinyurl.com/mrxwys4x

Harness your Summer Parent Power ☀️ Raise FREE donations for your school or setting every time parents shop online with 8,000+ retailers - at no extra cost to them 🙌 Plus, get a £3 bonus for every new supporter who joins via the app before 17th July!👇 https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/tapestry/

We’re excited to introduce Tapestry Pay! 💸 Faster, easier in-app invoice payments have arrived. Families can now make secure payments directly through Tapestry - including Google and Apple Pay and Tax-Free Childcare! 👉 https://ow.ly/lTQj50Z59av

⏰ Have you had your say yet? The Tapestry 2026 Survey is live, and time is running out! Your feedback matters - share your experience and make your voice count. Don’t miss out! Closes Friday 29th May 👉https://tinyurl.com/2a73y6s2

Are you an educator in Early Years? Tapestry’s 2026 survey is live! Topics: supervision, using AI for admin, and views on Ofsted & inclusion. Share your experience. Closes Fri 29 May: 👉https://tinyurl.com/2a73y6s2

Is your provision responsive? Tapestry’s Stephen Kilgour and TTS’s Adam Marycz share an inspiring, practical guide exploring this key question. With reflections and actionable ideas, it helps practitioners implement inclusive provision so every child is supported and can thrive. 👉

Screen time - problem… or potential? 👀 When we sit with children, talk, and explore what they’re watching, the screen can spark real learning ✨ Not just watching - but thinking, talking, and connecting. How do you turn screen time into an active learning moment? 💬 Full ep out at 10am tomorrow🎙️

📣 The 2026 Tapestry Education Survey is live! Help us capture what’s really happening in early years. Themes: 🔍 Supervision & staff support 🤖 AI for admin 🤝 Updated Ofsted framework & inclusion Takes 5 mins: https://tinyurl.com/2a73y6s2v Closes Fri 29 May!

A magnet. A table. A maze. 🧲 Suddenly… science becomes play! Move a magnet under the table and curiosity takes over - problem-solving, exploration, discovery. No complicated setup, just hands-on learning. How do you bring simple science into everyday play? 🔍 Full episode April 28 🎧

Have you looked at the draft Birth to 5 Matters? They’re asking: ❓ Does it maintain continuity with the original guidance? ❓ Has it improved? ❓ Are the new sections accessible and useful? Have your say - deadline 20th April. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/vjsf72fj 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/yf84hduz

How quickly do we label children as “behind”? Warda Farah challenges how speech & language are understood in early years. What if assessments aren’t neutral? A powerful call to rethink bias, labels, and communication. 🔗 Read more - https://tinyurl.com/49eh4ccb

📣 Draft revised Birth to 5 Matters guidance is out! We’re proud to sponsor the review - have your say. Are they on the right track? The draft review survey is open until the 20th of April. 🔗 Draft - https://tinyurl.com/vjsf72fj 🔗 Survey - https://tinyurl.com/yf84hduz

60% of Early Years professionals say they would still recommend the sector. Despite feeling: 📉 Undervalued 💰 Underpaid 😔 Under-recognised So, if that’s the reality… why do we stay? 👇 We’d love to hear your thoughts. The full episode is out now on all podcast platforms & YouTube🎙️

Do you work with children with Down syndrome? Ahead of this weeks World Down Syndrome Day, Dr Becky Baxter shares practical strategies for professionals supporting children & young people with Down syndrome - covering learning, development and everyday progress. 👉https://ow.ly/YZNc50Ythsl