Buttsbury Pre-school
Resources Hub
This hub is designed especially for our existing parents - offering access to key documents and useful tools to help you stay informed and involved in your child’s early years journey with us.
General Family Support
- Talk, Listen, Cuddle (TLC) – Resources and advice to support children’s development and family wellbeing:
https://www.tlc-essex.info/ - Essex Libraries – Information about local libraries, activities and resources:
https://libraries.essex.gov.uk/home - Essex Family Information Service – Information and support for children, young people and families:
https://www.essex.gov.uk/children-young-people-and-families/early-years-and-childcare/contact-family-information-service - Find a Childcare Provider – Essex Family Information Service:
https://secureapps.essex.gov.uk/fis - Family Corner – Advice, activities and resources for families:
https://www.familycorner.co.uk/ - Essex Early Years and Childcare:
https://www.essex.gov.uk/children-young-people-and-families/early-years-and-childcare - Essex Family Hubs:
https://eycp.essex.gov.uk/family-hubs/ - Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service:
https://www.essex.gov.uk/children-young-people-and-families/early-years-and-childcare/essex-child-and-family-wellbeing
Pre-school Information
- Buttsbury Pre-school – Fees and Funding:
https://www.buttsburypreschool.org.uk/key-information/fees-and-funding - Buttsbury Pre-school – Lunch Club Safety:
https://www.buttsburypreschool.org.uk/key-information/lunch-club - Buttsbury Pre-school – Term Dates:
https://www.buttsburypreschool.org.uk/current-families/term-dates
Health & Nutrition
- Guidance for EYFS – Nutrition and Healthy Eating:
https://help-for-early-years-providers.education.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing/nutrition - EYFS Nutrition Guidance – GOV.UK:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-nutrition - NHS – Recipes and Meal Ideas:
https://www.nhs.uk/best-start-in-life/baby/recipes-and-meal-ideas/ - Children’s Toothbrushing Guide – Starting Reception:
https://startingreception.co.uk/toothbrushing/ - Children’s Toothbrushing Guide – Downloadable PDF:
https://startingreception.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/The-Childrens-Toothbrushing-Guide.pdf - NELFT – Occupational Therapist Pre-school Drop-In Clinic:
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/preschool-drop-in-clinic/ - NELFT – Specialist Health Visiting Team:
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/specialist-heath-visiting-team/
Advice Line: 0300 300 1816 (Tuesday and Thursday, 9:30am–11:30am) - TLC – Screen Time Resources:
https://www.tlc-essex.info/resource/screen-time/
Mental Health and Crisis Support
- Samaritans: Free, confidential support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Call 116 123.
- Childline: Support for children and young people 24/7. Call 0800 1111 or visit:
https://www.childline.org.uk/ - SHOUT: Free, confidential text support. Text SHOUT to 85258.
- Anna Freud Centre Crisis Textline: Text AFC to 85258.
- NHS: Call 111 for urgent medical advice.
- CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services):
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/set-camhs/
Toilet Training
- Starting Reception – Potty Training Guide:
https://startingreception.co.uk/potty-training/ - Potty Training Guide – Downloadable PDF:
https://startingreception.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/The-Potty-Training-Guide.pdf - ERIC – The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity:
https://eric.org.uk/ - Healthier Together NHS – Toilet Training:
https://www.healthiertogether.nhs.uk/child-under-5-years/toilet-training-2 - NHS Learning Hub – Toilet Training for Children with Additional Needs:
https://learninghub.nhs.uk/Resource/65548
SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities)
- Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service:
https://essexfamilywellbeing.co.uk/
Offers local SEND Drop-In Sessions. Telephone: 0300 247 0013 and ask to speak to an Additional Needs Early Intervention Co-ordinator. - Essex SEND Local Offer:
https://send.essex.gov.uk/ - Essex SEND Local Offer Roadshows:
https://send.essex.gov.uk/i-think-my-child-needs-help/essex-send-local-offer-roadshows - SNAP – Special Needs And Parents:
https://www.snapcharity.org/ - SENDIASS – SEND Information, Advice and Support Service:
https://send.essex.gov.uk/search-support-groups-and-activities/send-information-advice-and-support-service-sendiass - BOSP – Brighter Opportunities for Special People:
https://www.bosp.co.uk/community/bosp-brighter-opportunities-for-special-people-13333/home/ - Families InFocus:
https://send.essex.gov.uk/search-support-groups-and-activities/families-infocus
Speech & Language
- TLC – Communication and Language Resources:
https://www.tlc-essex.info/developmental-area/communication/ - Speech and Language UK – Help for Families:
https://speechandlanguage.org.uk/help-for-families/ - NELFT – Speech and Language Drop-In Sessions:
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/drop-in-sessions/ - NELFT – Early Years and Pre-school Speech Advice:
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/essex-salt-resources-early-years-and-pre-school-advice - NELFT – Bilingualism:
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/essex-salt-resources-bilingualism/ - NELFT – Selective Mutism:
https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/essex-salt-resources-selective-mutism/
Starting Reception
- Starting Reception:
https://www.startingreception.co.uk/ - Starting Reception Guide – Downloadable PDF:
https://startingreception.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Starting-Reception.pdf - CBeebies – Skills for Starting School:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/tiny-happy-people/topics/cr4rez0de6vt
Early Years Practice & Safeguarding
- Help for Early Years Providers – GOV.UK:
https://help-for-early-years-providers.education.gov.uk/ - EYFS Statutory Framework – 2026:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-framework--2 - EYFS Safeguarding Guidance:
https://help-for-early-years-providers.education.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing/safeguarding - Summary of EYFS Safeguarding Requirements:
https://help-for-early-years-providers.education.gov.uk/health-and-wellbeing/safeguarding/summary-of-the-eyfs-safeguarding-requirements - EYFS Nutrition Guidance:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-nutrition - Education Inspection Framework – Ofsted:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/education-inspection-framework-eif/education-inspection-framework-for-use-from-november-2025
Safeguarding
- NSPCC Helpline: 0808 800 5000
- NSPCC – Safeguarding and Child Protection:
https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/safeguarding-child-protection - Essex Safeguarding Children Board:
https://www.escb.co.uk/ - Essex Early Years Safeguarding:
https://eycp.essex.gov.uk/safeguarding/ - Safeguarding Resource Hub:
https://www.safeguardingresourcehub.co.uk/ - Working Together to Safeguard Children – 2026:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/working-together-to-safeguard-children--2 - Keeping Children Safe in Education – 2026:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/keeping-children-safe-in-education--2 - Information Sharing to Safeguard Children and Young People – 2026:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/information-sharing-to-safeguard-children-and-young-people - What to Do if You’re Worried a Child is Being Abused:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/what-to-do-if-youre-worried-a-child-is-being-abused--2 - Prevent Duty Guidance:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/prevent-duty-guidance - Effective Support for Children and Families in Essex:
https://www.essex.gov.uk/resources-for-practitioners/effective-support-resources - Understanding and Supporting Behaviour – Essex Early Years:
https://eycp.essex.gov.uk/safeguarding/guidance-documents-model-policies-and-templates/
Our Favourite Songs
- General Song List – Buttsbury Pre-school:
https://www.buttsburypreschool.org.uk/_site/data/files/6E7EA544CCF30AF1754FE42C0CE3B50D.docx - Leavers’ Song List – Buttsbury Pre-school:
https://www.buttsburypreschool.org.uk/_site/data/files/CFD1BF3A25A6D71663D360322001CD43.docx
Makaton
- Commonly Used Makaton Signs – Buttsbury Pre-school:
https://www.buttsburypreschool.org.uk/_site/data/files/F96A166578FED1FD06A9925A379DAE2B.docx - Makaton Display Signs – Buttsbury Pre-school:
https://www.buttsburypreschool.org.uk/_site/data/files/77A4B2256A83583B2E7E4D693826D629.docx
Supporting Children’s Behaviour
- Emotion Fans – Buttsbury Pre-school:
https://www.buttsburypreschool.org.uk/_site/data/files/DDBF86E96C44CD8AA199C829CFF98C42.pdf - Zones of Regulation Card – Buttsbury Pre-school:
https://www.buttsburypreschool.org.uk/_site/data/files/00D9E3FD37DF0C191B4C27A01DB2D27B.docx