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Safer Sleep
Rules Are Coming
Download this free checklist to help your nursery team review safer sleep practice, spot potential risks, and prepare for the upcoming EYFS safer sleep expectations.
- ✓Check your sleep environment before Ofsted does.
- ✓Support staff understanding around safer sleep expectations.
- ✓Use it as a quick audit tool for your baby room or sleep area.
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Why this checklist matters
Safer sleep is one of the areas where nurseries cannot afford confusion, inconsistency or “we’ve always done it this way” practice. This checklist helps you take a practical look at your environment, your routines, your staff knowledge and your policies before problems appear.
Review the sleep environment
Use the checklist to look at cots, bedding, room setup, temperature, supervision and potential hazards in your sleep space.
Support staff confidence
It gives staff a simple structure to think through what safer sleep should look like in practice, not just what the policy says.
Prepare for inspection
Ofsted will not only look at written policies. They will want to see that staff understand expectations and that safe practice is consistent.
Don’t wait until the rules change to review your practice.
If your team waits until the last minute, unsafe habits may already be embedded. A quick audit now can help you identify what needs tightening, what needs updating, and what your staff need to understand more clearly.
- Are staff confident explaining your safer sleep procedure?
- Is your sleep policy reflected in daily practice?
- Are babies and young children being checked consistently?
- Would your sleep room stand up to Ofsted scrutiny today?
Helpful next steps
Once you have downloaded the checklist, these resources may also help you strengthen your nursery practice, prepare for Ofsted and build a safer, more confident setting.
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View the training →Download the safer sleep checklist now
Use it with your team, review your sleep area, and start strengthening your safer sleep practice before the new expectations become a problem.
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