The Early Insights Planning Web
Themed Planning Made Simple
Plan the possibilities. Follow the children.
Are you tired of planning templates filled with endless boxes?
Do you want a simpler, more flexible way to plan meaningful learning opportunities without trying to predict exactly what children will do every day?
The Early Insights Planning Web has been designed to help early years practitioners think differently about planning.
Instead of starting with a list of activities or trying to fill every EYFS box, the planning web encourages you to start with a theme, children's interest, experience or question and explore where the learning could go.
What's included?
🌱 A blank A3 Early Insights Planning WebOur flexible planning format provides space to develop ideas around your chosen theme or starting point.
📖 A comprehensive 14-section guide
Explore how to use the planning web effectively, including:
Choosing meaningful themes and starting points
Identifying genuine learning opportunities
Seeing the EYFS within everyday experiences
Following children's interests and questions
Using continuous provision effectively
Developing outdoor learning opportunities
Supporting vocabulary, books, songs and real experiences
Moving away from rigid weekly planning
Thinking critically about detailed long-term planning
Involving families in the planning process
Using your local community as a learning resource
Reflecting and adapting as children's interests develop
More than a planning template
This isn't simply a blank sheet to fill in.
The guide explores a different way of thinking about planning.
Plan the possibilities.
Provide rich experiences.
Listen to children.
Follow their interests.
Reflect and respond.
The aim isn't to predict everything that will happen.
It is to create the conditions for meaningful learning and give practitioners the confidence to respond when children take the learning somewhere unexpected.
Flexible planning that puts children first
Your curriculum gives you direction.
Your environment provides opportunities.
Your observations tell you what matters.
And the children help determine what happens next.
The Early Insights Planning Web brings these ideas together in one simple, practical approach.
Planning shouldn't feel like paperwork.
It should help us think, reflect and provide better experiences for children.
Perfect for
✔️ Nurseries✔️ Preschools✔️ Childminders✔️ Early Years teachers✔️ Room leaders✔️ Early Years managers and leaders✔️ Practitioners looking for a simpler approach to planning
Create your own meaningful, flexible themes using the Early Insights Planning Web.
Plan the possibilities. Follow the children.
