Blossom Educational

As part of our rebrand and journey from Blossom Educational to Ovivio UK we now have a new LinkedIn page. We’re still the same team, with the same commitment to supporting the early years sector, just under a new name. If you want to stay in the loop on early years insights, industry conversations and what we’re up to, come and follow us over on Ovivio UK

How do you feel about the financial sustainability of the childcare sector currently? Let us know your thoughts 👇 https://lnkd.in/eAvkPwrG

Yesterday (later than planned) we crowned the Blossom Bake Off 2025 Winner!🏆🎂 With an amazing score of 18 out of 20 for her cinnamon buns with hazelnut cream cheese frosting it’s of course Hannah Cole who is taking home the trophy, for the 2nd time we must add!🥳 Congratulations Hannah, maybe you could bake them again to celebrate?😆 #BlossomBakeOff

We say it every time we go but days like this just really highlight what an amazing, passionate, inspiring sector the early years is! Thanks to everyone who stopped by our stand today at the Nursery Management Show, it was so lovely to meet so many new faces and say hello to familiar ones too☺️ A few of our key takeaways from the talks Fliss Stubbs attended include: - Neil Leitch highlighting that the happiest countries all view the early years sector positively and value the work professionals do. The UK however isn’t on this list - there’s still work to be done for the sector to be respected. - Mona Sakr sharing her expertise on babies and baby room practice. Babies ask 3 questions… am I safe? If the answer is yes they then ask am I loved? If the answer is yes again it’s then what can I learn? - Hannah Wilson talking about safeguarding and reiterating the importance of not normalising behaviour and practice. Something that can be quite common when working in the same setting for many years. Thanks for a great day Nursery Management Today🤩

The team are looking forward to the Nursery Management Today show on Friday, a day full of wonderful panels and talks inspiring practice! Kavisha Kanjee and Louise Naude will be there at stand D30 to chat all about your nursery’s needs☺️ If you’re attending too, pop along and meet us👋🏼 #NurseryManagementShow

Get to know Jess, one of our nursery support specialists!👋 Jess joined the Blossom team this summer after working in nurseries for several years. Want to know what her hobby is outside of work? Take a swipe through😊

We're reaching out to childcare professionals across the UK to understand how you're really feeling about the current state of the sector. Whether you're a director or a practitioner, your experience matters. If you'd like to share your thoughts, click the link 👉 https://lnkd.in/eYH4yBF8

We ended each episode of season 2 of the Early Bloom podcast by asking our guest to finish the sentence, "to me working in the early years is..." We'll just leave their response here...🥲 Catch up on all of the episodes👉 https://lnkd.in/eCNcBfaT Lucy Lewin Alex Dave Cheryl Warren - Aperion Training Sophie A.

Congratulations Fliss Stubbs (who may be posting this but didn’t write this😆), for being Blossom’s employee of the quarter! Exceeding expectations at every turn, this is well deserved and we can’t wait to see what she does next🤩

A wonderful weekend of awards!✨ On Saturday evening the team headed to the Nursery Management Today awards and Banana Moon Franchise Midnight Moon awards to celebrate the amazing nursery sector! Our very own Stuart Thomas had the honor of presenting the ‘over the moon’ award to the brilliant Sarah Taylor🥳 We also got to celebrate Rebecca at Blossom Tree Montessori Nurseries winning nursery chef of the year! A big congratulations to all of the winners at both events! The energy of early years professionals is truly special, you all do such an amazing job helping children grow and thrive. We’re so proud to be part of the amazing early years community🌸 #NMTAwards #EarlyYears